whiskers

whisker[S]1[S] The men dressed grand, to beat the band, / With whiskers to their shoes, / PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [Could this be the plural of _whisk_: with whisks (brushes) to their shoes? Cp. _fistes_, _postes. WK] (Poss. but _prob_ long beard G.) Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I false whiskers;...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76517
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Summary:whisker[S]1[S] The men dressed grand, to beat the band, / With whiskers to their shoes, / PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [Could this be the plural of _whisk_: with whisks (brushes) to their shoes? Cp. _fistes_, _postes. WK] (Poss. but _prob_ long beard G.) Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I false whiskers; gray-whisker; rale whisker; old whisker; foxy whisker; whisker man

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