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Western Canadian dictionary and phrase book / [John Sandilands].

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Sandilands, John, 1931-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
English language--Provincialisms--Northwest, Canadian.
English language.
English language--Terms and phrases--Dictionaries.
Canadianisms.
Cowboys--Language.
Cowboys.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (61 p.)
Edition:
Facsim. of the 1913 ed. / with an introd. by John Orrell.
Place of Publication:
Edmonton : University of Alberta Press, 1977.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This amusing little dictionary, originally printed in Winnipeg in 1913, serves up the slang spoken in the West at the beginning of the century.
Contents:
""Introduction""; ""Some Contents""; ""After-thoughts""; ""Western Canadian Dictionary and Phrase-Book""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""
Notes:
Originally published by Telegram Job Printers, Winnipeg.
ISBN:
1-4593-0460-8
1-4175-9300-8

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