whobby

whabby n [A bird] Known here by the name of Whobby [_Gavia stellata_ Pontoppidan][S]124[S] he is of the Loon Kind & an Excellent Diver but Very often amuses himself especially in the night by flying high in the air and makeing a very Loud & alarming noise at least to those who do not Know th...

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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/77849
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/77849 2023-12-31T10:19:16+01:00 whobby 1971/10/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77849 eng eng W 1766 BANKS,Diary,Mss.,Collections, ed. Lysaght- (1971), 138 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15363 W_15363_whabby n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77849 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 whabby n [A bird] Known here by the name of Whobby [_Gavia stellata_ Pontoppidan][S]124[S] he is of the Loon Kind & an Excellent Diver but Very often amuses himself especially in the night by flying high in the air and makeing a very Loud & alarming noise at least to those who do not Know the Cause of it. _________ [S]124[S] Banks described this loon in the McGill MS, p.21. G.M. Story OCT 1971 JH OCT 1971 PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I whabby, wabby, wamby, waubbe, whobby 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
whobby
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description whabby n [A bird] Known here by the name of Whobby [_Gavia stellata_ Pontoppidan][S]124[S] he is of the Loon Kind & an Excellent Diver but Very often amuses himself especially in the night by flying high in the air and makeing a very Loud & alarming noise at least to those who do not Know the Cause of it. _________ [S]124[S] Banks described this loon in the McGill MS, p.21. G.M. Story OCT 1971 JH OCT 1971 PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I whabby, wabby, wamby, waubbe, whobby
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title_full_unstemmed whobby
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publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77849
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1766 BANKS,Diary,Mss.,Collections,
ed. Lysaght- (1971), 138
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15363
W_15363_whabby n
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