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