star boarder

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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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6415
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spelling 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 [check] Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
star boarder
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description 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 [check] Not used Not used Withdrawn
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title star boarder
title_short star boarder
title_full star boarder
title_fullStr star boarder
title_full_unstemmed star boarder
title_sort star boarder
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genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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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
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