rodney n

rodney n I well remember Ira, because he could not only scull a rodney forwards but also backwards, a feat I never accomplished. Incidentally, in older English, the word 'rodney' means 'wanderer' or 'vagabond,' and I wonder if it was applied to the small keeled boat, sc...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/69638 2023-12-31T10:19:22+01:00 rodney n image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69638 eng eng R 1987 _Eve Tel_ 7 Mar, p. 10 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14385 R_14385_rodney n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69638 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 rodney n I well remember Ira, because he could not only scull a rodney forwards but also backwards, a feat I never accomplished. Incidentally, in older English, the word 'rodney' means 'wanderer' or 'vagabond,' and I wonder if it was applied to the small keeled boat, sculled more often than rowed, because of the way the bow wandered in response to the propulsion of the sculling oar. There must be a reader who can enlighten me. DNE Sup PRINTED ITEM [Bill, we'll try this one for size.] --not very plausible. GMS WK Sep 87 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used Sup Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
rodney n
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description rodney n I well remember Ira, because he could not only scull a rodney forwards but also backwards, a feat I never accomplished. Incidentally, in older English, the word 'rodney' means 'wanderer' or 'vagabond,' and I wonder if it was applied to the small keeled boat, sculled more often than rowed, because of the way the bow wandered in response to the propulsion of the sculling oar. There must be a reader who can enlighten me. DNE Sup PRINTED ITEM [Bill, we'll try this one for size.] --not very plausible. GMS WK Sep 87 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used Sup
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title rodney n
title_short rodney n
title_full rodney n
title_fullStr rodney n
title_full_unstemmed rodney n
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url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69638
genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation R
1987 _Eve Tel_ 7 Mar, p. 10
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14385
R_14385_rodney n
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