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boarder n I recall it in sense of "favoured or specially prized boarder" -- ie. prized by the mistress of the boarding house - Thus, in Corner Brook, a 'star boarder' would commonly be a well-paid bachelor employed by Bowater Corp, or the railway -- a 'quasi-permanent'...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/6415 2023-12-31T10:18:41+01:00 star boarder xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6415 eng eng B References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 11541 B_11541_boarder n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6415 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z boarder n I recall it in sense of "favoured or specially prized boarder" -- ie. prized by the mistress of the boarding house - Thus, in Corner Brook, a 'star boarder' would commonly be a well-paid bachelor employed by Bowater Corp, or the railway -- a 'quasi-permanent' boarder as opposed to transients. Transp.? *I'll write it up, if we include Query? Withdraw? [check] Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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boarder n I recall it in sense of "favoured or specially prized boarder" -- ie. prized by the mistress of the boarding house - Thus, in Corner Brook, a 'star boarder' would commonly be a well-paid bachelor employed by Bowater Corp, or the railway -- a 'quasi-permanent' boarder as opposed to transients. Transp.? *I'll write it up, if we include Query? Withdraw? [check] Not used Not used Withdrawn |
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