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trier [In the outports at that time] most of the flour was yellow and bitter; . . . The necessity of testing the flour before buying was acknowledged by the manufacturers; for they provided a small wooden stopper or "tester" about an inch and a half in diameter in the head of every barr el...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75952
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/75952 2023-12-31T10:19:26+01:00 trier 1971/02/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75952 eng eng T 1944 LAWTON and DEVINE Old King's Cove 27 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 17185 T_17185_trier http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75952 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:26Z trier [In the outports at that time] most of the flour was yellow and bitter; . . . The necessity of testing the flour before buying was acknowledged by the manufacturers; for they provided a small wooden stopper or "tester" about an inch and a half in diameter in the head of every barr el. It was an interesting sight to see crowds of fishermen getting their winter's supply of flour, each smoothing out a spoonful of flour on the palm of his hand with his pocket knife and testing it frequently. If the flour did not satisfy the intending purchaser, he -->replaced the "trier" and began to test another barrel. PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN FEB 1971 JH FEB 1971 Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
trier
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description trier [In the outports at that time] most of the flour was yellow and bitter; . . . The necessity of testing the flour before buying was acknowledged by the manufacturers; for they provided a small wooden stopper or "tester" about an inch and a half in diameter in the head of every barr el. It was an interesting sight to see crowds of fishermen getting their winter's supply of flour, each smoothing out a spoonful of flour on the palm of his hand with his pocket knife and testing it frequently. If the flour did not satisfy the intending purchaser, he -->replaced the "trier" and began to test another barrel. PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN FEB 1971 JH FEB 1971 Not used Not used Withdrawn
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title trier
title_short trier
title_full trier
title_fullStr trier
title_full_unstemmed trier
title_sort trier
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75952
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation T
1944 LAWTON and DEVINE Old King's Cove 27
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
17185
T_17185_trier
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