Torbay nags

torbay n These were the small horses the Torbay, and people from Logy Bay, Outer Cove and places nearby drove to Town with fish, splits, etc. While their owners went about their business the nags would be left tied to light-poles, or in some open spot with a hobble on them to keep them from wanderin...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76228
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/76228 2023-12-31T10:19:29+01:00 Torbay nags 1970/02/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76228 eng eng T St. John's References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14726 T_14726_torbay n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76228 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 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:33Z torbay n These were the small horses the Torbay, and people from Logy Bay, Outer Cove and places nearby drove to Town with fish, splits, etc. While their owners went about their business the nags would be left tied to light-poles, or in some open spot with a hobble on them to keep them from wandering. They nearly always sported a feed bag of oats, on which they would champ away to the benefit of the sparrows and pigeons. They would be tackled into a dray, a long-cart, a box cart, a catamaran, or a light carriage. If the drivers had "taken one too many" during the day, the horses would take the recumbent forms safely home in the heel of the evening. DNE-cit JH 2/70 JH Used I and Sup Not used Used I torbay mitts, mitt, torbay deal, torbay nag Manuscript Newfoundland 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
Torbay nags
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description torbay n These were the small horses the Torbay, and people from Logy Bay, Outer Cove and places nearby drove to Town with fish, splits, etc. While their owners went about their business the nags would be left tied to light-poles, or in some open spot with a hobble on them to keep them from wandering. They nearly always sported a feed bag of oats, on which they would champ away to the benefit of the sparrows and pigeons. They would be tackled into a dray, a long-cart, a box cart, a catamaran, or a light carriage. If the drivers had "taken one too many" during the day, the horses would take the recumbent forms safely home in the heel of the evening. DNE-cit JH 2/70 JH Used I and Sup Not used Used I torbay mitts, mitt, torbay deal, torbay nag
format Manuscript
title Torbay nags
title_short Torbay nags
title_full Torbay nags
title_fullStr Torbay nags
title_full_unstemmed Torbay nags
title_sort torbay nags
publishDate 1970
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76228
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
St. John's
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14726
T_14726_torbay n
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