quar*???? (n)
quar v .take a cake o' hard bread out o' your lunch bag an' go to the quar* where there was a hole there, an' dip up a cup o' a water, an get a lunch- hard bread an' cold water, aan' walk right back home_home again. Yes (hollow place on sea ice where water collects...
Format: | Manuscript |
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Language: | English |
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1965
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67950 |
Summary: | quar v .take a cake o' hard bread out o' your lunch bag an' go to the quar* where there was a hole there, an' dip up a cup o' a water, an get a lunch- hard bread an' cold water, aan' walk right back home_home again. Yes (hollow place on sea ice where water collects?? See, perhaps, OED _quar_ sb[S]2[S], and EDD _quar_ and _quaw_.) (*= my spelling) DNE-cit J.D.A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Used I and Sup Not used Not used Card is stamped DNE-cit but specific word form or quotation does not appear. |
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