rampike
rampike _Rampike_, for which I have seen citations (in sense 1) from almost every Province and have twice heard in mainland speech (once each in Ontario and the Northwest Territories) is, nevertheless, rare and somewhat archaic outside Newfounland. A dictionary entry might be phrased: _rampile_. (ra...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/69398 2023-12-31T10:19:33+01:00 rampike image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69398 eng eng R 1972 CRATE Suggested Origins (unpub.) References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15309 R_15309_rampike http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69398 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:37Z rampike _Rampike_, for which I have seen citations (in sense 1) from almost every Province and have twice heard in mainland speech (once each in Ontario and the Northwest Territories) is, nevertheless, rare and somewhat archaic outside Newfounland. A dictionary entry might be phrased: _rampile_. (rarely) rampik n. [< Anglo-Irish and S.W.Eng. dials.; present in provincial English also as _raunpick_, _rampick_, _ranpik_, etc.; < tih _ramus_. a dead tree (earlier, a dead branch) + _piece_, a spruce or fir or < obs. Eng. _rame_, a dried stalk (? < L. _ramus_) + _pike_, a [inc] Gail., Ir. _pic_, a pike, Welsh _pig_, a pike, fused with French [inc] ike ( < Breton); cogn. [inc] S. _pic_, a point, prick)? l. _esp. N_ [inc] tree particularly a tall dead, weatherbeaten spruce, pine or larch broken branches and little or no bark. 2. _Nfld_. [by extension] A study [reverse] pole used as a lever or pry. 3. _Nfld_ [because frequently observed on rampikes (def. 1)] The Yellow-shafted Woodpecker, _Colaptes auratus_. (over) W. J. KIRWIN DEC 1972 JH DEC 1972 Not used Not used Withdrawn Reverse of card at R_15310. This card has water stains on it and so parts of it cannot be read Manuscript Newfoundland Northwest Territories Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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rampike _Rampike_, for which I have seen citations (in sense 1) from almost every Province and have twice heard in mainland speech (once each in Ontario and the Northwest Territories) is, nevertheless, rare and somewhat archaic outside Newfounland. A dictionary entry might be phrased: _rampile_. (rarely) rampik n. [< Anglo-Irish and S.W.Eng. dials.; present in provincial English also as _raunpick_, _rampick_, _ranpik_, etc.; < tih _ramus_. a dead tree (earlier, a dead branch) + _piece_, a spruce or fir or < obs. Eng. _rame_, a dried stalk (? < L. _ramus_) + _pike_, a [inc] Gail., Ir. _pic_, a pike, Welsh _pig_, a pike, fused with French [inc] ike ( < Breton); cogn. [inc] S. _pic_, a point, prick)? l. _esp. N_ [inc] tree particularly a tall dead, weatherbeaten spruce, pine or larch broken branches and little or no bark. 2. _Nfld_. [by extension] A study [reverse] pole used as a lever or pry. 3. _Nfld_ [because frequently observed on rampikes (def. 1)] The Yellow-shafted Woodpecker, _Colaptes auratus_. (over) W. J. KIRWIN DEC 1972 JH DEC 1972 Not used Not used Withdrawn Reverse of card at R_15310. This card has water stains on it and so parts of it cannot be read |
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R 1972 CRATE Suggested Origins (unpub.) References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15309 R_15309_rampike http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69398 |
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