back house

back a [If the child] did not always behave in the socially accepted manner [the Boo Man was called upon]. If that didn't work, the culprit was _barred_ (locked up) in the _back house_. Nearly every house in the valley had a spare room called, a _back house_. DNE-cit JH-25-11-69 Used I and Sup...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9055
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Summary:back a [If the child] did not always behave in the socially accepted manner [the Boo Man was called upon]. If that didn't work, the culprit was _barred_ (locked up) in the _back house_. Nearly every house in the valley had a spare room called, a _back house_. DNE-cit JH-25-11-69 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Not used no back doors about, ~ cove point/harbour/house/junk/kitchen/shore/side/stock/tilt cp HOUSE 2, JUNK, BOUGH TILT (SUP)~end/run RUN n 2, VEE Checked by Suzanne Power on Wed 18 Feb 2015; Stamped but not used

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