• Tree link over dere in dat crop of woods, luh
  (Shhh! be quiet, there are three lynx over there in that grove of trees)
• Well, de reavin' oats was comin' out of em!!; he was cursin' a blue streak
  (inventive cursing)
• What a feed
  (a great meal)
• B'y, 'es good for yarnin'
  (Great at storytelling)
• You can forget 'bout dat, ol' man
  (annoyed with what someone just said)
• Ah b'y, dat's it b'y
  (Finally accepting something, e.g. leaving Newfoundland to find work)
• Don't bleve nuttin ya 'ears and only 'alf ya sees.
• He don't know hes arse frim a 'ol in da ground!
  (stupid)
• I didden know wedder ta shit or go blind!
  (Surprised)
• Who knit ya?
  (Where did you come from? or Who made you?)

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