_travellers_

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/78560

traveller n JW. An' what about _the Black Man_? H. Blank! Nothing. JW. No _Black Man_? H. No _Black Man_. _[PT]_ JW. An' no _Bad Man_? H. No _Bad Man_. _[PT]_ JW. An' why we're on the 'Boo' business,have you heard of things called _Bully Boos_? H. No,I can('t say definitely,but if it was anyting it would be the.the muc . JW. In your nose. H. .in the nose.Yes. JW. Dry or wet?To follow it even further! H. Wet, I'd say! JW. Yeah.Doesn't matter either way any(way). H. Yeah. JW. And. H. No. JW. .what about _Boos_? by themselves? What are they?Now,you' ve done all the Checklist material lately! H. _Boos_ _[PT]_, well. JW. So what.what.did.did they.did they use the word in North River? H. _Boos_ _[PT]_ would be the same as _Bully Boo_ _[PT]_ now. JW. Yeah, something in your nose. H. _Boos_ _[PT]_ moreso than anything else. JW. What about _lice_ in the hair? H. Just '_lice'_ _[PT]_, '_travellers_'. _[PT]_ JW. Not _Boos_._Travellers_, yeah. DNE-cit J. WIDDOWSON [check] Used I Used I 2 Used I running-stick Partial cite only.