_Wadey -buckety_
weigh-de-buckedy n made by placing plank (10'x8' x 2" x 6" ) over saw house These things were usually available if there were carpenters or painters in the vacinity. I've seen children use one longer of a fence as a wady-buckety by using one of the intact longers as the fulc...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/76384 2023-12-31T10:19:33+01:00 _Wadey -buckety_ xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76384 eng eng W 39 71 -124 Sr. Diane Smyth 24, R. C St.John's 1952-58 July 15, 1971 memory of childhood in St. John's References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14063 W_14063_weigh-de-buckedy n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76384 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z weigh-de-buckedy n made by placing plank (10'x8' x 2" x 6" ) over saw house These things were usually available if there were carpenters or painters in the vacinity. I've seen children use one longer of a fence as a wady-buckety by using one of the intact longers as the fulcrum. Then we see-sawed enough [reverse] one would get off his place while the other was in the air and the latter would come down with a bang. Sometimes the plank was placed over a metal barrel. He could easily go to the playground to use real wadey- bucketies that were smooth and painted One of my friends had an authentic one in her garden.The fulcrum was made of iron pipes and the plank had half a pipe bolted on it to serve as a brace - handles. If it wasn't balanced one child, the heavier, moved towards the center. In the case of the first primetime type mentioned we moved the plank until it was properly balanced. at 6 , 7 ,8 we didn't know Physics! Yes DICT CEN. DNE-cit JW (39) Used I Not used Used I buckety-board*, wady buckedy (board), wady-buckety, weigh-de-buckety Reverse side of W_14062 Diagrams included Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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weigh-de-buckedy n made by placing plank (10'x8' x 2" x 6" ) over saw house These things were usually available if there were carpenters or painters in the vacinity. I've seen children use one longer of a fence as a wady-buckety by using one of the intact longers as the fulcrum. Then we see-sawed enough [reverse] one would get off his place while the other was in the air and the latter would come down with a bang. Sometimes the plank was placed over a metal barrel. He could easily go to the playground to use real wadey- bucketies that were smooth and painted One of my friends had an authentic one in her garden.The fulcrum was made of iron pipes and the plank had half a pipe bolted on it to serve as a brace - handles. If it wasn't balanced one child, the heavier, moved towards the center. In the case of the first primetime type mentioned we moved the plank until it was properly balanced. at 6 , 7 ,8 we didn't know Physics! Yes DICT CEN. DNE-cit JW (39) Used I Not used Used I buckety-board*, wady buckedy (board), wady-buckety, weigh-de-buckety Reverse side of W_14062 Diagrams included |
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W 39 71 -124 Sr. Diane Smyth 24, R. C St.John's 1952-58 July 15, 1971 memory of childhood in St. John's References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14063 W_14063_weigh-de-buckedy n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76384 |
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