box stairs

box n Generally a small hallway separated the parlour and the kitchen, and from it the stairs, usually "box stairs", ascended to the four small rooms above. When there was no front door, this hallways was called "the staircase". When there was a front door it (the hallway) was ca...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/9520 2023-12-31T10:19:16+01:00 box stairs 1973/03/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9520 eng eng B 1972 MURRAY Traditional Role of Women 186 Elliston References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 5083 B_5083_box n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9520 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z box n Generally a small hallway separated the parlour and the kitchen, and from it the stairs, usually "box stairs", ascended to the four small rooms above. When there was no front door, this hallways was called "the staircase". When there was a front door it (the hallway) was called the "entry". Ordinarily, entrance was through the rear via the porch to the kitchen. DNE-cit WK? W. Kirwin, 3/73 JH 3/73 Used I Used I 2 Used I On fourth line of quote, the 's' in 'hallways' is circled and 'WK?' has been written in the right margin. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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box stairs
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description box n Generally a small hallway separated the parlour and the kitchen, and from it the stairs, usually "box stairs", ascended to the four small rooms above. When there was no front door, this hallways was called "the staircase". When there was a front door it (the hallway) was called the "entry". Ordinarily, entrance was through the rear via the porch to the kitchen. DNE-cit WK? W. Kirwin, 3/73 JH 3/73 Used I Used I 2 Used I On fourth line of quote, the 's' in 'hallways' is circled and 'WK?' has been written in the right margin.
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publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9520
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation B
1972 MURRAY Traditional Role of Women 186
Elliston
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
5083
B_5083_box n
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