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bridesboy One of a number of men assisting at a wedding [1900 OLIVER & BURKE] 22 [They] set out for the Cathedral, with the writer as bridesboy. 1952 BANFILL 63 Wedding invitations are issued by young men and boys called 'bride's boys' who go from harbour to harbour, inviting the...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/9304 2023-12-31T10:19:28+01:00 bridesboy n xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9304 eng eng B [1900 OLIVER & BURKE] 22; 1952 BANFILL 63 T C30-64 H Squires; M69-2 C Bishop; (Nfld: 1952) References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 12911 B_12911_bridesboy http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9304 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 2023-12-04T11:29:32Z bridesboy One of a number of men assisting at a wedding [1900 OLIVER & BURKE] 22 [They] set out for the Cathedral, with the writer as bridesboy. 1952 BANFILL 63 Wedding invitations are issued by young men and boys called 'bride's boys' who go from harbour to harbour, inviting the people. T C30-64 H Squires In the old days you weren't satisfied if you didn't have four or five sets of bridesboys and bridesmaids. The bridesboys would be expected to provide part of the drinks. M69-2 C Bishop The 'bridesboys' if possible consist of a brother of the groom, a brother of the bride, and a close friend of the groom's. One of a number of men assisting at a wedding RH GMS WK also brideboy _DC_ Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I Reverse of card contains an entry for "flacket", image file F_13027. Card is filed under "F". Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description bridesboy One of a number of men assisting at a wedding [1900 OLIVER & BURKE] 22 [They] set out for the Cathedral, with the writer as bridesboy. 1952 BANFILL 63 Wedding invitations are issued by young men and boys called 'bride's boys' who go from harbour to harbour, inviting the people. T C30-64 H Squires In the old days you weren't satisfied if you didn't have four or five sets of bridesboys and bridesmaids. The bridesboys would be expected to provide part of the drinks. M69-2 C Bishop The 'bridesboys' if possible consist of a brother of the groom, a brother of the bride, and a close friend of the groom's. One of a number of men assisting at a wedding RH GMS WK also brideboy _DC_ Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I Reverse of card contains an entry for "flacket", image file F_13027. Card is filed under "F".
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[1900 OLIVER & BURKE] 22; 1952 BANFILL 63
T C30-64 H Squires; M69-2 C Bishop; (Nfld: 1952)
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
12911
B_12911_bridesboy
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