trig (v) trig up

trig v An' he had a roller top desk there in th'office an' he put her back on the back o' the desk. An' he had to trig her up, see, an' he _ an' _ an' we - we suspicioned that the _ the floor was not level or the desk was not level, an' he had to trig her...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77151
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/77151 2023-12-31T10:19:25+01:00 trig (v) trig up 1973/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77151 eng eng T Frank Hinds T C159 65-17 Tan R872 Coll.JW and Fred Earle Aug 12 1965 Change Islands References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 17179 T_17179_trig v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77151 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 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z trig v An' he had a roller top desk there in th'office an' he put her back on the back o' the desk. An' he had to trig her up, see, an' he _ an' _ an' we - we suspicioned that the _ the floor was not level or the desk was not level, an' he had to trig her up on some cardboard, see; he had some cardboard. Anyhow he got her workin'. ( raise up one side so as clock is not level ? slant or slope in some way??? Might possibly be _trigger_ rather than _trig her_, but I doubt this as the clock is referred to as _her_ throughout) Yes DNE-cit J.D.A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Not used Not used Withdrawn stamped but not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)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
trig (v) trig up
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description trig v An' he had a roller top desk there in th'office an' he put her back on the back o' the desk. An' he had to trig her up, see, an' he _ an' _ an' we - we suspicioned that the _ the floor was not level or the desk was not level, an' he had to trig her up on some cardboard, see; he had some cardboard. Anyhow he got her workin'. ( raise up one side so as clock is not level ? slant or slope in some way??? Might possibly be _trigger_ rather than _trig her_, but I doubt this as the clock is referred to as _her_ throughout) Yes DNE-cit J.D.A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Not used Not used Withdrawn stamped but not used
format Manuscript
title trig (v) trig up
title_short trig (v) trig up
title_full trig (v) trig up
title_fullStr trig (v) trig up
title_full_unstemmed trig (v) trig up
title_sort trig (v) trig up
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77151
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
Frank Hinds T C159 65-17 Tan R872
Coll.JW and Fred Earle Aug 12 1965 Change Islands
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
17179
T_17179_trig v
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