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- noun Variant spelling of
Newfie .
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Examples
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I called Newf up and told him what was going on and he gave his blessing, and that actually was a catalyst for him and I getting back on the same page, which I'm really grateful for because he is one of my favorite people in the world.
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Tollymakus frigate, cruising off the banks o 'Newf'land, when we fell in with a saucy Yankee, twice the size of our craft; but, bless your honour, that never makes no odds to British sailors, and so we sarved her out with hot dumpling till she got enough, and forced her to haul down her stripes to the flag of Old England.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 16, 1841 Various
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I tells you, Tumm, with wealth t 'back un -- with wealth t' back body an 'brain an' blue blood like that -- the lad would be a lawyer at twenty-three an 'Chief Justice o' Newf'un'land at thirty-seven.
Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. Norman Duncan 1893
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"Once upon a time, Sir Johnnie McLeod, him that was Gov'nor o 'Newf'un'land in them days, sailed this coast in the Gov'ment yacht," says he; "an 'when he come near by Hide-an'-Seek
Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. Norman Duncan 1893
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You , however , have confessed that you are a , as Gen. Newf put it , a treasonous bag of …
Bad news for Omar Khadr? Sort of - Canada - Macleans.ca 2010
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Newf put it. …your really on a roll here arent you?
Bad news for Omar Khadr? Sort of - Canada - Macleans.ca 2010
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My boyfriend and I are planning to buy a Newf or Shiloh Shepherd pup next spring/summer.
Name the Newf Contest Field Notes 2008
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Oh - I can't wait to see pictures of a Newf puppy!
Three week update and Newf News! Field Notes 2008
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Well, it's written by a Newfoundlander with typical Newf humour, honesty, and insight.
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Well, it's written by a Newfoundlander with typical Newf humour, honesty, and insight.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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