wet

wet n [wet] They didn't bother about goin' buyin' up by the bottles an' one thnig or th' other, an' gettin' drunk or anything like that. 'Twas there, you see, night an' day; you could go in any time at all, an buy your little wet an' come on again. (...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76748
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/76748 2023-12-31T10:18:58+01:00 wet 1973/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76748 eng eng W Jack Watkins T C188 65-17 Tan R682 Coll.JW and Fred Earle Aug 18 1965 Twillingate References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15201 W_15201_wet n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76748 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z wet n [wet] They didn't bother about goin' buyin' up by the bottles an' one thnig or th' other, an' gettin' drunk or anything like that. 'Twas there, you see, night an' day; you could go in any time at all, an buy your little wet an' come on again. (ie alcoholic drink. See OED _wet_ sb�) J.D.A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Withdrawn withe withdrawn but no stamp Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)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
wet
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description wet n [wet] They didn't bother about goin' buyin' up by the bottles an' one thnig or th' other, an' gettin' drunk or anything like that. 'Twas there, you see, night an' day; you could go in any time at all, an buy your little wet an' come on again. (ie alcoholic drink. See OED _wet_ sb�) J.D.A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Withdrawn withe withdrawn but no stamp
format Manuscript
title wet
title_short wet
title_full wet
title_fullStr wet
title_full_unstemmed wet
title_sort wet
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76748
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 W
Jack Watkins T C188 65-17 Tan R682
Coll.JW and Fred Earle Aug 18 1965 Twillingate
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15201
W_15201_wet n
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