water man, the

water n The stage as I have already indicated was situated at the shoreline, and it was along this general area, around and under the stage that the '_water man_' lived. As children we were told that if we went near the water alone, that is when the men weren't around, the water man w...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
water bear
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/74463
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/74463 2023-12-31T10:19:28+01:00 water man, the 1973/11/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/74463 eng eng W Clara James, MS 71-103/14 Brigus, C.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14358 W_14358_water n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/74463 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:26Z water n The stage as I have already indicated was situated at the shoreline, and it was along this general area, around and under the stage that the '_water man_' lived. As children we were told that if we went near the water alone, that is when the men weren't around, the water man would get us. Some children claimed to have actually seen him. It was a verbal-social control used to keep us out of danger. Yes DNE-cit G. M. Story JH 11/73 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I on the water; salt water; fresh-water; water bear; water doctor; water dog; water fur; water gully; water haul; water hopper; water-horse; water-jug; water lily; water man; water nipper; water pigeon; water pup;water whelp; water set; waterside Manuscript Newfoundland water bear Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
water man, the
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description water n The stage as I have already indicated was situated at the shoreline, and it was along this general area, around and under the stage that the '_water man_' lived. As children we were told that if we went near the water alone, that is when the men weren't around, the water man would get us. Some children claimed to have actually seen him. It was a verbal-social control used to keep us out of danger. Yes DNE-cit G. M. Story JH 11/73 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I on the water; salt water; fresh-water; water bear; water doctor; water dog; water fur; water gully; water haul; water hopper; water-horse; water-jug; water lily; water man; water nipper; water pigeon; water pup;water whelp; water set; waterside
format Manuscript
title water man, the
title_short water man, the
title_full water man, the
title_fullStr water man, the
title_full_unstemmed water man, the
title_sort water man, the
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/74463
genre Newfoundland
water bear
genre_facet Newfoundland
water bear
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation W
Clara James, MS 71-103/14
Brigus, C.B.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14358
W_14358_water n
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