bull rush or : rush

bull rush 'If you haves a head [ barrel head] and you haves a knot in the edge of 'im or if when you puts your head in an' it opens the staves you uses a bull rush to plug it." "You uses a flagin' iron to put it in." [see 'slough'] Explanantion: The bull...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6533
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/6533 2023-12-31T10:17:51+01:00 bull rush or : rush 1975/11/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6533 eng eng B Informant - John Hollet, 87 years / Bob Hollett Cat- tail flag in Thoreau's Cape Cod Spencer's Cove - P. Bay References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14258 B_14258_bull rush http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6533 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 1975 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:23Z bull rush 'If you haves a head [ barrel head] and you haves a knot in the edge of 'im or if when you puts your head in an' it opens the staves you uses a bull rush to plug it." "You uses a flagin' iron to put it in." [see 'slough'] Explanantion: The bull rush is a bout 1/2 inch in diameter (about 3 1/2 " - 4" long_ at its widest point and tapers off. It is not grown in Newfoundland as far as the informant is aware. It is, of, approximately the same texture and colour as cardboard, the kind found in most packing cartons. DNE-cit JH 11/75 Not used Not used Withdrawn slough Withdrawn but no stamp; Card marked DNE-cit, but not used. 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
bull rush or : rush
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description bull rush 'If you haves a head [ barrel head] and you haves a knot in the edge of 'im or if when you puts your head in an' it opens the staves you uses a bull rush to plug it." "You uses a flagin' iron to put it in." [see 'slough'] Explanantion: The bull rush is a bout 1/2 inch in diameter (about 3 1/2 " - 4" long_ at its widest point and tapers off. It is not grown in Newfoundland as far as the informant is aware. It is, of, approximately the same texture and colour as cardboard, the kind found in most packing cartons. DNE-cit JH 11/75 Not used Not used Withdrawn slough Withdrawn but no stamp; Card marked DNE-cit, but not used.
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title bull rush or : rush
title_short bull rush or : rush
title_full bull rush or : rush
title_fullStr bull rush or : rush
title_full_unstemmed bull rush or : rush
title_sort bull rush or : rush
publishDate 1975
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6533
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 B
Informant - John Hollet, 87 years / Bob Hollett Cat- tail flag in Thoreau's Cape Cod Spencer's Cove - P. Bay
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14258
B_14258_bull rush
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