torbay name / Torbay nag
torbay n The locomotive. . . caused quite a commotion along the line by breaking a man's leg and scaring two 'Torbay nags' almost to death. He said a little experiment [with a wisk of straw] was tried with a Torbay nag during a trouting excursion last summer and it had worked wonders....
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/78947 2023-12-31T10:19:06+01:00 torbay name / Torbay nag 1988/04/25 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/78947 eng eng T 1881 _Eve Tel_ 14 Dec 1882 _Eve Tel_ 9 Aug 1986 _Nfld Qtly_ lxxxii, 1, p. 17, 19. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14728 T_14728_torbay n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/78947 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 1988 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:26Z torbay n The locomotive. . . caused quite a commotion along the line by breaking a man's leg and scaring two 'Torbay nags' almost to death. He said a little experiment [with a wisk of straw] was tried with a Torbay nag during a trouting excursion last summer and it had worked wonders. PRINTED ITEM SUP This author copies poorly. K APR 25 1988 G.M. Story WK Used I and Sup Not used Used I torbay mitts, mitt, torbay deal, torbay nag First citation used only. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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torbay n The locomotive. . . caused quite a commotion along the line by breaking a man's leg and scaring two 'Torbay nags' almost to death. He said a little experiment [with a wisk of straw] was tried with a Torbay nag during a trouting excursion last summer and it had worked wonders. PRINTED ITEM SUP This author copies poorly. K APR 25 1988 G.M. Story WK Used I and Sup Not used Used I torbay mitts, mitt, torbay deal, torbay nag First citation used only. |
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T 1881 _Eve Tel_ 14 Dec 1882 _Eve Tel_ 9 Aug 1986 _Nfld Qtly_ lxxxii, 1, p. 17, 19. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14728 T_14728_torbay n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/78947 |
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