ree for raw

ree-raw n To have a Ree for Raw means to have a good time, such as at a Christmas party where everybody was feeling their drinks and were engaged in a step dance. It was also used when referring to children who had become quite noisy when the parents were out of the home. For example . . . came back...

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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/69941 2023-12-31T10:19:22+01:00 ree for raw image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69941 eng eng R Bobbie Fillier, Eng. 340/70 FL 70-12/187 Englee References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13634 R_13634_ree-raw n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69941 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 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z ree-raw n To have a Ree for Raw means to have a good time, such as at a Christmas party where everybody was feeling their drinks and were engaged in a step dance. It was also used when referring to children who had become quite noisy when the parents were out of the home. For example . . . came back [from visiting] and saw the house messed up . . they would say, "what were you doing having a _Ree for Raw_." DNE-cit JH AUG 1970 Used I and Sup Not used 1 Used I The Word Form is hyphenated in the dictionary; only the first three lines of the quotation appear in the dictionary Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
ree for raw
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description ree-raw n To have a Ree for Raw means to have a good time, such as at a Christmas party where everybody was feeling their drinks and were engaged in a step dance. It was also used when referring to children who had become quite noisy when the parents were out of the home. For example . . . came back [from visiting] and saw the house messed up . . they would say, "what were you doing having a _Ree for Raw_." DNE-cit JH AUG 1970 Used I and Sup Not used 1 Used I The Word Form is hyphenated in the dictionary; only the first three lines of the quotation appear in the dictionary
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title ree for raw
title_short ree for raw
title_full ree for raw
title_fullStr ree for raw
title_full_unstemmed ree for raw
title_sort ree for raw
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genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation R
Bobbie Fillier, Eng. 340/70 FL 70-12/187
Englee
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
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R_13634_ree-raw n
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