_Punt's piggen_

punt n _Saying._ "You're as conceited as a Punt's Piggen." _"Punt's Piggen"_ - this is like a small pork barrel with hoops on it. It is used for "bailing water out of the dell." _Explanation_: The piggen is too conceited to throw its own water out of the...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1967
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64351
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/64351 2023-12-31T10:14:39+01:00 _Punt's piggen_ 1967/03/14 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64351 eng eng P 63 67 13 B. MacDonald Eng. 340. Al Green Student 19 Winterton T.B. Heard from this grandmother born in Winterton - Since deceased - Cafeteria on March 14 - 167 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14743 P_14743_punt n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64351 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 1967 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z punt n _Saying._ "You're as conceited as a Punt's Piggen." _"Punt's Piggen"_ - this is like a small pork barrel with hoops on it. It is used for "bailing water out of the dell." _Explanation_: The piggen is too conceited to throw its own water out of the punt. yes DICT CEN. Used I and Sup Not used 3 Not used [see 'bailer, etc., 'punt's scoop'] 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
_Punt's piggen_
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description punt n _Saying._ "You're as conceited as a Punt's Piggen." _"Punt's Piggen"_ - this is like a small pork barrel with hoops on it. It is used for "bailing water out of the dell." _Explanation_: The piggen is too conceited to throw its own water out of the punt. yes DICT CEN. Used I and Sup Not used 3 Not used [see 'bailer, etc., 'punt's scoop'] NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY
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title _Punt's piggen_
title_short _Punt's piggen_
title_full _Punt's piggen_
title_fullStr _Punt's piggen_
title_full_unstemmed _Punt's piggen_
title_sort _punt's piggen_
publishDate 1967
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64351
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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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63 67 13
B. MacDonald Eng. 340. Al Green Student 19 Winterton T.B. Heard from this grandmother born in Winterton - Since deceased - Cafeteria on March 14 - 167
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14743
P_14743_punt n
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