whittles

whittle n Then, winter and summer, children were bound up in "whittles"*, night and day, for two or three months at least, though after this period they were given more freedom of movement during the day. Putting a child in "whittles" or "whetals" was also termed "...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75846
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/75846 2023-12-31T10:19:11+01:00 whittles 1973/03/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75846 eng eng W 1972 MURRAY Traditional Role of Women 89 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15357 W_15357_whittle n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75846 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 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z whittle n Then, winter and summer, children were bound up in "whittles"*, night and day, for two or three months at least, though after this period they were given more freedom of movement during the day. Putting a child in "whittles" or "whetals" was also termed "dressing them up for the night". W.J. Kirwin MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 * This word variously spelled "whittles", "wheatles", "whittals," "widdles" was, according to sources quoted in the English Dialect Dictionary, found in various parts of England - ." DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I 'whetals' "whittals" "widdles" Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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whittles
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description whittle n Then, winter and summer, children were bound up in "whittles"*, night and day, for two or three months at least, though after this period they were given more freedom of movement during the day. Putting a child in "whittles" or "whetals" was also termed "dressing them up for the night". W.J. Kirwin MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 * This word variously spelled "whittles", "wheatles", "whittals," "widdles" was, according to sources quoted in the English Dialect Dictionary, found in various parts of England - ." DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I 'whetals' "whittals" "widdles"
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title_full_unstemmed whittles
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publishDate 1973
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1972 MURRAY Traditional Role of Women 89
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15357
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