Add to ORKGcostivecostly. "That bridge is a _costive_ affair." I had at first supposed this simply the mistake of an ignorant person, but in a tale written in the Norfolk dialect I have seen _costyve_ given in this sense, and I am informed that it is used in the same way in other counties of England.PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story July 1959Not usedNot usedWithdrawnChecked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 06 Jul 201
cliffy aUp the road a short piece from our house was a shallow cove where we would wade, and beyond...
finickyMUNFLA song sung by John Henry Bennett of St. Paul's - 1966? ...
landwash nBeach or shore. (Incidentally, this term is used by Dr.Grenfell in his _A Labrador Doctor...
costive"The child's a bit costive today ." - constipated. Heard my grandmother use this word - she ...
south shore nThe southern coast of Conception Bay stretching from Cape St. Francis to Holyrood. ...
bridge nrimes with fudge. Used by older residents of Winterton, Trinity Bay when talking of a sma...
bridge n= bridge. Rarely used. This word is mentioned in the O.E.D. as an obsolete and dialect f...
laloolingAround 1910 two live wires in the House of Assembly were Pickett and Crosbie. At that time...
creekWithdraw. I believe this is regular English, withlittle special development in the island. SE...
kintrary_kintrary_ _Folk Language_ : cross or peevish = "_kintrary_ " [PT] This was u...
trestle nMy room-mate, Elaine Peddle (student, 20, of Hodge's Cove), told me some words she heard h...
bridge n"Oh," he said,"[they was] over there on _ Mr Billy Earle's shop brudge,an' _ an' he come o...
costeen vThe extent of the deposit is not, of course, known, but the "costeening" already done has ...
loomCommon Murre (Spelled also loon; from the Scandinavian _lom_ = lame; applied to sea birds that ...
cliff nTape must be checked: A place where you don't have to haul your boat half way up the side o...
cliffy aUp the road a short piece from our house was a shallow cove where we would wade, and beyond...
finickyMUNFLA song sung by John Henry Bennett of St. Paul's - 1966? ...
landwash nBeach or shore. (Incidentally, this term is used by Dr.Grenfell in his _A Labrador Doctor...
costive"The child's a bit costive today ." - constipated. Heard my grandmother use this word - she ...
south shore nThe southern coast of Conception Bay stretching from Cape St. Francis to Holyrood. ...
bridge nrimes with fudge. Used by older residents of Winterton, Trinity Bay when talking of a sma...
bridge n= bridge. Rarely used. This word is mentioned in the O.E.D. as an obsolete and dialect f...
laloolingAround 1910 two live wires in the House of Assembly were Pickett and Crosbie. At that time...
creekWithdraw. I believe this is regular English, withlittle special development in the island. SE...
kintrary_kintrary_ _Folk Language_ : cross or peevish = "_kintrary_ " [PT] This was u...
trestle nMy room-mate, Elaine Peddle (student, 20, of Hodge's Cove), told me some words she heard h...
bridge n"Oh," he said,"[they was] over there on _ Mr Billy Earle's shop brudge,an' _ an' he come o...
costeen vThe extent of the deposit is not, of course, known, but the "costeening" already done has ...
loomCommon Murre (Spelled also loon; from the Scandinavian _lom_ = lame; applied to sea birds that ...
cliff nTape must be checked: A place where you don't have to haul your boat half way up the side o...
cliffy aUp the road a short piece from our house was a shallow cove where we would wade, and beyond...
finickyMUNFLA song sung by John Henry Bennett of St. Paul's - 1966? ...
landwash nBeach or shore. (Incidentally, this term is used by Dr.Grenfell in his _A Labrador Doctor...