burgu

burgoo n Ptd. " as thick as _burgu_" - burgu - is supposed to have been traditionally passed down as an Irish word for porridge. In this case it is used to describe the fog, in an area of Newfoundland where fog is quite common - the former settlement of Argentia where the United States Nav...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/8103 2023-12-31T10:14:32+01:00 burgu xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8103 eng eng B 39 71-89 COL. No. _1_ Margaret Collins, Eng. 3400, 21, Freshwater, PB, Kevin Maher (uncle) 60, Freshwater, PB, July 2, 1971 Freshwater, PB, July 3, 1971 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14407 B_14407_burgoo n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8103 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z burgoo n Ptd. " as thick as _burgu_" - burgu - is supposed to have been traditionally passed down as an Irish word for porridge. In this case it is used to describe the fog, in an area of Newfoundland where fog is quite common - the former settlement of Argentia where the United States Naval Station is today. My uncle the man from whom I heard this expression tells me that although a man of over sixty he does not use this expression very much but does remember [reverse] quite vividly his father using it quite often in his youth in Marquis, Argentia. Yes DICT CEN. Used I Not used Withdrawn [ see also 'bargoo', NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY CARD. This is the reverse side of card B_14406 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description burgoo n Ptd. " as thick as _burgu_" - burgu - is supposed to have been traditionally passed down as an Irish word for porridge. In this case it is used to describe the fog, in an area of Newfoundland where fog is quite common - the former settlement of Argentia where the United States Naval Station is today. My uncle the man from whom I heard this expression tells me that although a man of over sixty he does not use this expression very much but does remember [reverse] quite vividly his father using it quite often in his youth in Marquis, Argentia. Yes DICT CEN. Used I Not used Withdrawn [ see also 'bargoo', NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY CARD. This is the reverse side of card B_14406
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39 71-89 COL. No. _1_
Margaret Collins, Eng. 3400, 21, Freshwater, PB, Kevin Maher (uncle) 60, Freshwater, PB, July 2, 1971 Freshwater, PB, July 3, 1971
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14407
B_14407_burgoo n
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