towed

toll v When the corpse is nearing the church and until it has been carried inside, the church bell is being "towed". A man stands under the bell and strikes the gong against one side of the bell and allowing long pauses in between each strike. This is known as[ : ] Smith's Harbour, Gr...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/76507 2023-12-31T10:19:12+01:00 towed 1971/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76507 eng eng T Claude Hamlyn, 68-10/24 Sop's Arm, etc. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14531 T_14531_toll v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76507 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 2023-12-04T11:29:23Z toll v When the corpse is nearing the church and until it has been carried inside, the church bell is being "towed". A man stands under the bell and strikes the gong against one side of the bell and allowing long pauses in between each strike. This is known as[ : ] Smith's Harbour, Green Bay, Little Bay Islands, Notre Dame Bay, Jackson's Cove, Green Bay. "towed" [sic] is used to mean "tolled". "towed" is the way the people pronounce it. explanation: entice JH 6/71 Used I and Sup Not used Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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towed
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description toll v When the corpse is nearing the church and until it has been carried inside, the church bell is being "towed". A man stands under the bell and strikes the gong against one side of the bell and allowing long pauses in between each strike. This is known as[ : ] Smith's Harbour, Green Bay, Little Bay Islands, Notre Dame Bay, Jackson's Cove, Green Bay. "towed" [sic] is used to mean "tolled". "towed" is the way the people pronounce it. explanation: entice JH 6/71 Used I and Sup Not used Not used
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title_short towed
title_full towed
title_fullStr towed
title_full_unstemmed towed
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publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76507
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
Claude Hamlyn, 68-10/24
Sop's Arm, etc.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14531
T_14531_toll v
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