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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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/78947
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spelling 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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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
torbay name / Torbay nag
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description 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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title torbay name / Torbay nag
title_short torbay name / Torbay nag
title_full torbay name / Torbay nag
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title_sort torbay name / torbay nag
publishDate 1988
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/78947
genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation 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
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