take up v phr

take v If it had been a good year, the balance sheet was in the worker's favour. That did not always mean they had cash in their pocket; often they were required to 'take it up,' that is to buy goods in the owner's shop equal to the balance in the account. 'One year I made $...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1988
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/76525 2023-12-31T10:19:23+01:00 take up v phr 1988/06/08 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76525 eng eng T 1987 FIZZARD 136 ibid References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14062 T_14062_take v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76525 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 1988 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:23Z take v If it had been a good year, the balance sheet was in the worker's favour. That did not always mean they had cash in their pocket; often they were required to 'take it up,' that is to buy goods in the owner's shop equal to the balance in the account. 'One year I made $120 and went to settle up and I had $18 coming to me. The owner said, "You done good this summer, Frank." I said "Yes, sir." He said "Yes, you got $18 coming to you, but you got to take it up."' PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G.M. Story JUN. 8 1988 WK Used I and Sup Not used Used Sup 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
take up v phr
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description take v If it had been a good year, the balance sheet was in the worker's favour. That did not always mean they had cash in their pocket; often they were required to 'take it up,' that is to buy goods in the owner's shop equal to the balance in the account. 'One year I made $120 and went to settle up and I had $18 coming to me. The owner said, "You done good this summer, Frank." I said "Yes, sir." He said "Yes, you got $18 coming to you, but you got to take it up."' PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G.M. Story JUN. 8 1988 WK Used I and Sup Not used Used Sup
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title take up v phr
title_short take up v phr
title_full take up v phr
title_fullStr take up v phr
title_full_unstemmed take up v phr
title_sort take up v phr
publishDate 1988
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76525
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
1987 FIZZARD 136
ibid
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14062
T_14062_take v
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