_"Pratie* Rock"_

pratie n Sometimes while digging the potatoes, a person would _accidentally_ pick up a small rock and put it in the sack with the potatoes. This rock, if discovered when potatoes were being washed to cook with their "jackets" on, would be boiled with the potatoes. It would then be kept as...

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Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/64186 2023-12-31T10:16:20+01:00 _"Pratie* Rock"_ image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64186 eng eng P 66-10 Henry Lear Eng. 200 21 Hibbs Cove Port-de Grave Father Fisherman 55 Hibbs Cove Port-de-Grave He heard it from his parents and he saw it practised himself. Feb. 7, 1965, at Port-de-Grave Feb. 9, 1965 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14235 P_14235_pratie n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64186 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 2023-12-04T11:29:24Z pratie n Sometimes while digging the potatoes, a person would _accidentally_ pick up a small rock and put it in the sack with the potatoes. This rock, if discovered when potatoes were being washed to cook with their "jackets" on, would be boiled with the potatoes. It would then be kept as a charm to cure toothache. A person who has toothache, would usually put the rock in his shirt pocket or wrap it up in a piece of cloth and wear it around his neck. This was practised DICT CEN DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I Newfoundland Folklore Survey 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
_"Pratie* Rock"_
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description pratie n Sometimes while digging the potatoes, a person would _accidentally_ pick up a small rock and put it in the sack with the potatoes. This rock, if discovered when potatoes were being washed to cook with their "jackets" on, would be boiled with the potatoes. It would then be kept as a charm to cure toothache. A person who has toothache, would usually put the rock in his shirt pocket or wrap it up in a piece of cloth and wear it around his neck. This was practised DICT CEN DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I Newfoundland Folklore Survey
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title _"Pratie* Rock"_
title_short _"Pratie* Rock"_
title_full _"Pratie* Rock"_
title_fullStr _"Pratie* Rock"_
title_full_unstemmed _"Pratie* Rock"_
title_sort _"pratie* rock"_
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64186
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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66-10
Henry Lear Eng. 200 21 Hibbs Cove Port-de Grave Father Fisherman 55 Hibbs Cove Port-de-Grave He heard it from his parents and he saw it practised himself. Feb. 7, 1965, at Port-de-Grave Feb. 9, 1965
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14235
P_14235_pratie n
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