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Dialect recording in Capheaton, Northumberland

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  • Original object type: Artefact
  • Title: Dialect recording in Capheaton, Northumberland
  • Description:

    [Side 1] Matthew and William discuss demise of miller trade, express preference for beer brewed with barley hops, discuss rise of poultry trade; anecdote about ducks. [Side 2] Conversation between W.R. Thompson and Matthew incl. examples of local farming terms incl. 'awerd' [= overturned sheep], 'stirk' [= bullock], 'tup' [= male lamb], 'hog' [= male sheep], 'shearling' [= young female sheep] and 'quey' [= heifer].

  • Date range: 13 Jun 1939
  • Date: 1939
  • Depositing User: - libemu
  • Date Deposited: 06 Oct 2023 21:58
  • Last Modified: 06 Oct 2023 21:58