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Survey of English Dialects recording in Oxton, Nottinghamshire

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  • Original object type: Artefact
  • Title: Survey of English Dialects recording in Oxton, Nottinghamshire
  • Description:

    [Side 1] Percy tells series of anecdotes about local farm workers, talks about his ability to deal with difficult horses and describes methods he used, including beating 'tit' [= small horse] with 'besom stave' [= broom handle]. [Side 2] Percy recalls calming horse using 'twitch' [= noose used to restrain horse], mentions meeting mother of deceased farm worker he had known before he joined army.

  • Date range: Feb 1957
  • Date: 1957
  • Depositing User: - libemu
  • Date Deposited: 07 Oct 2023 00:10
  • Last Modified: 07 Oct 2023 00:11