_quiff hat_

quiff n The term "_Quiff hat_" was, & probably is still used in St. John's to describe a man's felt hat. When ordering one in a store one would ask for a "Quiff." "_Quiff_" was often used alone in speaking of a hat. I have heard people now in their eightie...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1966
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67799
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/67799 2023-12-31T10:15:06+01:00 _quiff hat_ 1966/02/4 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67799 eng eng Q 33 66-8 Gilbert E. Higgins 39 St. John's 4 Feb 66 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 12992 Q_12992_quiff n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67799 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 1966 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:40Z quiff n The term "_Quiff hat_" was, & probably is still used in St. John's to describe a man's felt hat. When ordering one in a store one would ask for a "Quiff." "_Quiff_" was often used alone in speaking of a hat. I have heard people now in their eighties use this term. DICT CEN. DNE-cit Dialect Feb 10 1966 [check] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used 'kwif', 'queff hat' Newfoundland folklore survery card. 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
_quiff hat_
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description quiff n The term "_Quiff hat_" was, & probably is still used in St. John's to describe a man's felt hat. When ordering one in a store one would ask for a "Quiff." "_Quiff_" was often used alone in speaking of a hat. I have heard people now in their eighties use this term. DICT CEN. DNE-cit Dialect Feb 10 1966 [check] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used 'kwif', 'queff hat' Newfoundland folklore survery card.
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title _quiff hat_
title_short _quiff hat_
title_full _quiff hat_
title_fullStr _quiff hat_
title_full_unstemmed _quiff hat_
title_sort _quiff hat_
publishDate 1966
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67799
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 Q
33 66-8
Gilbert E. Higgins 39 St. John's 4 Feb 66
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
12992
Q_12992_quiff n
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