tarry-oakum

tarry oakum Loggers carry a piece of oakum they call "Tarry-oakum in their pockets while they are working in the woods to prevent chafes. The oakum is simply carried in the pocket much like a good luck charm and is not applied or rubbed on the wound. The oakum is not used for medicinal purposes...

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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/76231
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/76231 2023-12-31T10:18:57+01:00 tarry-oakum 1971/04/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76231 eng eng T David W. Curran, 66-4/21 Gambo, B.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16282 T_16282_tarry oakum http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76231 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 2023-12-04T11:29:33Z tarry oakum Loggers carry a piece of oakum they call "Tarry-oakum in their pockets while they are working in the woods to prevent chafes. The oakum is simply carried in the pocket much like a good luck charm and is not applied or rubbed on the wound. The oakum is not used for medicinal purposes but is used to ward off chafes and irritations. JH APR 1971 Not used Not used Withdrawn [see 'oakum'] Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
tarry-oakum
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description tarry oakum Loggers carry a piece of oakum they call "Tarry-oakum in their pockets while they are working in the woods to prevent chafes. The oakum is simply carried in the pocket much like a good luck charm and is not applied or rubbed on the wound. The oakum is not used for medicinal purposes but is used to ward off chafes and irritations. JH APR 1971 Not used Not used Withdrawn [see 'oakum']
format Manuscript
title tarry-oakum
title_short tarry-oakum
title_full tarry-oakum
title_fullStr tarry-oakum
title_full_unstemmed tarry-oakum
title_sort tarry-oakum
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76231
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
David W. Curran, 66-4/21
Gambo, B.B.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16282
T_16282_tarry oakum
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