bawbeen n

bawbeen n 'Times were so bad, we never had a bawbeen left in the pantry.' A word which suggests 'nothing' or scarcity. A word which suggests 'nothing' or scarcity. DNE Sup WK MAR 8 1988 G. M. Story used Sup Used Sup Used Sup Source appears in Sup as: P 297-83

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1988
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/7809
Description
Summary:bawbeen n 'Times were so bad, we never had a bawbeen left in the pantry.' A word which suggests 'nothing' or scarcity. A word which suggests 'nothing' or scarcity. DNE Sup WK MAR 8 1988 G. M. Story used Sup Used Sup Used Sup Source appears in Sup as: P 297-83

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