pig-in-the-pound

pig Pig in the pound, was a fairly active game but both boys and girls played. It consisted of forming a circular ring by holding hands. One person was in the center of this ring. He was the pig. The idea was to make a mad rush at a point chosen randomly and burst through the ring and run. Then ever...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64519
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/64519 2023-12-31T10:19:10+01:00 pig-in-the-pound 1971/10/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64519 eng eng P Clarence Matchim, 70-18/22 Sandy Cove, B. Bay References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16379 P_16379_pig http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64519 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:33Z pig Pig in the pound, was a fairly active game but both boys and girls played. It consisted of forming a circular ring by holding hands. One person was in the center of this ring. He was the pig. The idea was to make a mad rush at a point chosen randomly and burst through the ring and run. Then everyone ran after the pig. Whoever caught the pig was "in." JH 10/71 DNE-cit Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection 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
pig-in-the-pound
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description pig Pig in the pound, was a fairly active game but both boys and girls played. It consisted of forming a circular ring by holding hands. One person was in the center of this ring. He was the pig. The idea was to make a mad rush at a point chosen randomly and burst through the ring and run. Then everyone ran after the pig. Whoever caught the pig was "in." JH 10/71 DNE-cit Not used Not used Withdrawn
format Manuscript
title pig-in-the-pound
title_short pig-in-the-pound
title_full pig-in-the-pound
title_fullStr pig-in-the-pound
title_full_unstemmed pig-in-the-pound
title_sort pig-in-the-pound
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64519
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation P
Clarence Matchim, 70-18/22 Sandy Cove, B. Bay
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16379
P_16379_pig
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