tester

tester [In the outports at that time] most of the flour was yellow and bitter; . . . The necessity of testing the flour before buying was acknowledged by the manufacturers; for they provided a small wooden stopper or "tester" about an inch and a half in diameter in the head of every barr e...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77750
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/77750 2023-12-31T10:19:26+01:00 tester 1971/02/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77750 eng eng T 1944 LAWTON and DEVINE Old King's Cove 27 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16405 T_16405_tester http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77750 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:40Z tester [In the outports at that time] most of the flour was yellow and bitter; . . . The necessity of testing the flour before buying was acknowledged by the manufacturers; for they provided a small wooden stopper or "tester" about an inch and a half in diameter in the head of every barr el. It was an interesting sight to see crowds of fishermen getting their winter's supply of flour, each smoothing out a spoonful of flour on the palm of his hand with his pocket knife and testing it frequently. If the flour did not satisfy the intending purchaser, he replaced the "trier" and began to test another barrel. PRINTED ITEM W.J.KIRWIN FEB 1971 JH FEB 1971 Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
tester
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description tester [In the outports at that time] most of the flour was yellow and bitter; . . . The necessity of testing the flour before buying was acknowledged by the manufacturers; for they provided a small wooden stopper or "tester" about an inch and a half in diameter in the head of every barr el. It was an interesting sight to see crowds of fishermen getting their winter's supply of flour, each smoothing out a spoonful of flour on the palm of his hand with his pocket knife and testing it frequently. If the flour did not satisfy the intending purchaser, he replaced the "trier" and began to test another barrel. PRINTED ITEM W.J.KIRWIN FEB 1971 JH FEB 1971 Not used Not used Withdrawn
format Manuscript
title tester
title_short tester
title_full tester
title_fullStr tester
title_full_unstemmed tester
title_sort tester
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77750
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
1944 LAWTON and DEVINE Old King's Cove 27
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16405
T_16405_tester
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