tauw (or tow)
tow a Noun. Difficult, sometimes used in reffering to bitterly cold weather. Still used occasionally by the older residents in Carmanville, and I know one old person, in particular, who uses this word in Lumsden. 'Its cold out today.' 'Yes, it's pretty tow alright' (long vow...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/75845 2023-12-31T10:19:11+01:00 tauw (or tow) 1956/04/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75845 eng eng T L.Hatcher Lumsden; Carmanville April 1956 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13039 T_13039_tow a http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75845 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 1956 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z tow a Noun. Difficult, sometimes used in reffering to bitterly cold weather. Still used occasionally by the older residents in Carmanville, and I know one old person, in particular, who uses this word in Lumsden. 'Its cold out today.' 'Yes, it's pretty tow alright' (long vowel). DNE-cit thaw? WK Used I Used I Not used Card states that word is a noun, however DNE indicates it is adjective. Only part of the cited quotation is included in DNE. There is an acsent over the 'o' in 'tow', both times it's writen. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador |
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English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador tauw (or tow) |
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English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador |
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tow a Noun. Difficult, sometimes used in reffering to bitterly cold weather. Still used occasionally by the older residents in Carmanville, and I know one old person, in particular, who uses this word in Lumsden. 'Its cold out today.' 'Yes, it's pretty tow alright' (long vowel). DNE-cit thaw? WK Used I Used I Not used Card states that word is a noun, however DNE indicates it is adjective. Only part of the cited quotation is included in DNE. There is an acsent over the 'o' in 'tow', both times it's writen. |
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tauw (or tow) |
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1956 |
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Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore |
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T L.Hatcher Lumsden; Carmanville April 1956 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13039 T_13039_tow a http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75845 |
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