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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/68555 2023-12-31T10:19:30+01:00 up 1972/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/68555 eng eng U Catherine M. Sheehan, 67-15Ms St. John's References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13240 U_13240_up av, prep http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/68555 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 1972 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:39Z up av, prep Before beginning the game proper, it was first decided how many "allies" would be "_up_" (thrown) - usually no more than two or three, often one. Then it was decided if it would be "mat's alive" or "mat's dead". "Mat's alive" meant that if the first "allie" thrown got into the "mat" the person could claim a number of "allies" then, "mat's dead" _ "allies" could be claimed only when "flicked" in, not thrown. Each child would then take his turn in throwing the "allies" towards the "mat". The one who go closest then had the chance to get all the "allies" in. If two players' allies "kissed" - or hit each other - they were taken up and thrown again. The player, crawling, "flicked" the allies with a crooked index finger toward the "mat" (beginning with the nearest. If a controversy developed, the distance was measured, in "feet", "hands", and "fingers". If the ground was rough it DNE-cit JH 7/72 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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up av, prep Before beginning the game proper, it was first decided how many "allies" would be "_up_" (thrown) - usually no more than two or three, often one. Then it was decided if it would be "mat's alive" or "mat's dead". "Mat's alive" meant that if the first "allie" thrown got into the "mat" the person could claim a number of "allies" then, "mat's dead" _ "allies" could be claimed only when "flicked" in, not thrown. Each child would then take his turn in throwing the "allies" towards the "mat". The one who go closest then had the chance to get all the "allies" in. If two players' allies "kissed" - or hit each other - they were taken up and thrown again. The player, crawling, "flicked" the allies with a crooked index finger toward the "mat" (beginning with the nearest. If a controversy developed, the distance was measured, in "feet", "hands", and "fingers". If the ground was rough it DNE-cit JH 7/72 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Withdrawn |
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