tar punt
tar They consider the epitome of laziness is somebody who has a "tar punt". Apparently it is much harder to paint the hull of/ punt [sic] (small boat) than it is to coat it with tar. This is usually used when referring to the people of another community, as such. "That crowd over ther...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/76770 2023-12-31T10:18:47+01:00 tar punt 1973/10/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76770 eng eng T Robert Powell, MS 71-77/10-11 Happy Adventure, BB References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16271 T_16271_tar http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76770 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 tar They consider the epitome of laziness is somebody who has a "tar punt". Apparently it is much harder to paint the hull of/ punt [sic] (small boat) than it is to coat it with tar. This is usually used when referring to the people of another community, as such. "That crowd over there got tar punts." JH 10/73 Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador |
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English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador tar punt |
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English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador |
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tar They consider the epitome of laziness is somebody who has a "tar punt". Apparently it is much harder to paint the hull of/ punt [sic] (small boat) than it is to coat it with tar. This is usually used when referring to the people of another community, as such. "That crowd over there got tar punts." JH 10/73 Not used Not used Withdrawn |
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tar punt |
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tar punt |
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tar punt |
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tar punt |
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1973 |
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Newfoundland |
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Newfoundland |
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Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore |
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T Robert Powell, MS 71-77/10-11 Happy Adventure, BB References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16271 T_16271_tar http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76770 |
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