Till Tibs Eve

tib's eve n an old English expression, equivalent to the "GReek Kalends," meaning never. The origin of the phrase is disputed. The word _Tib_ is said to have been a corruption of the proper name Tabitha. .it came to signify a prostitute.But St. Tib is supposed by some to be a corrupti...

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Language:English
Published: 1959
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/74330 2023-12-31T10:19:28+01:00 Till Tibs Eve 1959/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/74330 eng eng T 1896 PATTERSON Dialect of Nfld 25 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13359 T_13359_tib's eve n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/74330 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 1959 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:26Z tib's eve n an old English expression, equivalent to the "GReek Kalends," meaning never. The origin of the phrase is disputed. The word _Tib_ is said to have been a corruption of the proper name Tabitha. .it came to signify a prostitute.But St. Tib is supposed by some to be a corruption of St. Ubes, which again is said to be a corruption of Setubal. To me the natural explanation seems to be, that from the utter unlikelihood of such a woman being canonized, persons would naturally refer to her fes- tival as a time that would never come. Old English expression meaning never. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story July 1959 see _Tibs Eve_ 'Tips Eve' Used I Used I 1 Used I Tib's eve, tips*, tipsy eve, Till Tibs Eve, Tipps Eve, Tipsey Eve, Tibb's eve Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description tib's eve n an old English expression, equivalent to the "GReek Kalends," meaning never. The origin of the phrase is disputed. The word _Tib_ is said to have been a corruption of the proper name Tabitha. .it came to signify a prostitute.But St. Tib is supposed by some to be a corruption of St. Ubes, which again is said to be a corruption of Setubal. To me the natural explanation seems to be, that from the utter unlikelihood of such a woman being canonized, persons would naturally refer to her fes- tival as a time that would never come. Old English expression meaning never. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story July 1959 see _Tibs Eve_ 'Tips Eve' Used I Used I 1 Used I Tib's eve, tips*, tipsy eve, Till Tibs Eve, Tipps Eve, Tipsey Eve, Tibb's eve
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References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
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