raising the hymns

raise v My Aunt . . . usually had the job of "raising the hymns", that is picking out the hymns to be sung and starting them when the minister announced the hymn. DNE-cit JH 7/72 Used I Used I 1 Used I "picking out the hymns to be sung and" has been omitted from the quotation in...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69108
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Summary:raise v My Aunt . . . usually had the job of "raising the hymns", that is picking out the hymns to be sung and starting them when the minister announced the hymn. DNE-cit JH 7/72 Used I Used I 1 Used I "picking out the hymns to be sung and" has been omitted from the quotation in the dictionary.

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