ruckler

ruckler n [Game " . . . may brother . . . played as a child"] _Ruckler_ - A piece of stiff wire bent at one end just the width of a milk can. Then you would put one milk can in (?) another four milk cans on the handle and you would ruckle this gadget along the road making a lot of noise -...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/71735
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/71735 2023-12-31T10:19:24+01:00 ruckler image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/71735 eng eng R Joan Lane, 71-21/19 Upper Island Cove References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14928 R_14928_ruckler n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/71735 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 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z ruckler n [Game " . . . may brother . . . played as a child"] _Ruckler_ - A piece of stiff wire bent at one end just the width of a milk can. Then you would put one milk can in (?) another four milk cans on the handle and you would ruckle this gadget along the road making a lot of noise - the more noise, the better ruckler you had. [over] [reverse] moise, the better ruckler you had Milk cans (1602) Carnation evaporated milk cans! DNE-cit JH FEB 1972 [check] Used I Used I Used I [see 'ruckle', also 'rucklin hoops', 'ruckle the hoops'] this line does not appear in the dictionary; the first line of the quote also does not appear in the dictionary. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
ruckler
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description ruckler n [Game " . . . may brother . . . played as a child"] _Ruckler_ - A piece of stiff wire bent at one end just the width of a milk can. Then you would put one milk can in (?) another four milk cans on the handle and you would ruckle this gadget along the road making a lot of noise - the more noise, the better ruckler you had. [over] [reverse] moise, the better ruckler you had Milk cans (1602) Carnation evaporated milk cans! DNE-cit JH FEB 1972 [check] Used I Used I Used I [see 'ruckle', also 'rucklin hoops', 'ruckle the hoops'] this line does not appear in the dictionary; the first line of the quote also does not appear in the dictionary.
format Manuscript
title ruckler
title_short ruckler
title_full ruckler
title_fullStr ruckler
title_full_unstemmed ruckler
title_sort ruckler
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/71735
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
Joan Lane, 71-21/19
Upper Island Cove
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14928
R_14928_ruckler n
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