upalong

upalong
/up"euh lawng', -long'/, adj., adv. Newfoundland.
of or on the Canadian mainland, exclusive of Labrador.
[1545-55; cf. Brit. dial. (SW England) upalong along in a particular direction, in the larger community; see UP, ALONG]

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