traveller

traveller n He said ' ' There, look. .You see that spider, ' ' he said,' ' a big spider,' 'he said, ' 'traveller,' ' he said, ' ' I killed un, ' ' he said, ' 'day before yesterday,' ' he said. (kind o...

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Format:	Manuscript
Language:	English
Published:	1973
Subjects:	English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland
Online Access:	http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/73487

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Summary:	traveller n He said ' ' There, look. .You see that spider, ' ' he said,' ' a big spider,' 'he said, ' 'traveller,' ' he said, ' ' I killed un, ' ' he said, ' 'day before yesterday,' ' he said. (kind of spider ? generic name for spider? Used here in a tale which puns on this meaning and that of ' ' a person who traveles' ') Yes DNE-cit J.D.A WIDDOWSON DEC 1973 Used I Used I 2 Used I running-stick