Babbage

babbish n used to the northward to denote the plaiting of a snowshoe. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story August 1959 Used I and Sup Used I Used I babbage, babeesh, TIBBAGE, tibeesh, babish, tibish, vabish, babich [see 'tibba ge', 'bamis h'] / 'babeesh', 'tibeesh'...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1959
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9875
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Summary:babbish n used to the northward to denote the plaiting of a snowshoe. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story August 1959 Used I and Sup Used I Used I babbage, babeesh, TIBBAGE, tibeesh, babish, tibish, vabish, babich [see 'tibba ge', 'bamis h'] / 'babeesh', 'tibeesh' / 'babish', Checked by Suzanne Power on Wed 18 Jun 2014. Asterisk in headword. Listed as 1897 J A Folklore x, 203 in DNE

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