_rag on every bush_
rag _Cent_ ragabush n 1 A shiftless, disreputable fellow; a ragamuffin [Prov. Eng Scot] _NID_ ragabash, ragabrash n _Brit_. riffraff _EDD_ ragabrash etc 1 ' low rascal' _OED_ ragabash 1 ragamuffin (1609 - ) 2 rabble Bill : do you think the phr is from these items Yes, could be. But there s...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/69512 2023-12-31T10:19:15+01:00 _rag on every bush_ image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69512 eng eng R various dicts References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15112 R_15112_rag http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69512 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 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z rag _Cent_ ragabush n 1 A shiftless, disreputable fellow; a ragamuffin [Prov. Eng Scot] _NID_ ragabash, ragabrash n _Brit_. riffraff _EDD_ ragabrash etc 1 ' low rascal' _OED_ ragabash 1 ragamuffin (1609 - ) 2 rabble Bill : do you think the phr is from these items Yes, could be. But there seems to be a relation with Galland and tying rags on bushes there. Then this is transferred to the girls the man chases . _It is_ _attested_ , but in Nfld it is applied to girls. Not used Not used Queried Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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rag _Cent_ ragabush n 1 A shiftless, disreputable fellow; a ragamuffin [Prov. Eng Scot] _NID_ ragabash, ragabrash n _Brit_. riffraff _EDD_ ragabrash etc 1 ' low rascal' _OED_ ragabash 1 ragamuffin (1609 - ) 2 rabble Bill : do you think the phr is from these items Yes, could be. But there seems to be a relation with Galland and tying rags on bushes there. Then this is transferred to the girls the man chases . _It is_ _attested_ , but in Nfld it is applied to girls. Not used Not used Queried |
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R various dicts References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15112 R_15112_rag http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69512 |
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