bill n: bill of needle fish

bill n Schools of fish resembling caplin in color and having very long and sharp bills have been plentiful in many places on the east and south coast this season. These fish which are about nine inches long, frequent warm waters and are termed Bi[l] of Needle fish because of their sharp snouts. PRIN...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1987
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10767
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/10767 2023-12-31T10:19:21+01:00 bill n: bill of needle fish 1987/09/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10767 eng eng B [1937] 1987 _Eve Tel_ 16 Sep, p. 6 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 10983 B_10983_bill n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10767 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1987 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z bill n Schools of fish resembling caplin in color and having very long and sharp bills have been plentiful in many places on the east and south coast this season. These fish which are about nine inches long, frequent warm waters and are termed Bi[l] of Needle fish because of their sharp snouts. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup [Not in DNE; vaguely familiar & may be in 'Discard' file] GMS WK Sep 87 Used I Not used Withdrawn 'bill' does appear in the DNE but it is a much different sense than this entry. Card is stamped DNE SUP but contents do not appear Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
bill n: bill of needle fish
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description bill n Schools of fish resembling caplin in color and having very long and sharp bills have been plentiful in many places on the east and south coast this season. These fish which are about nine inches long, frequent warm waters and are termed Bi[l] of Needle fish because of their sharp snouts. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup [Not in DNE; vaguely familiar & may be in 'Discard' file] GMS WK Sep 87 Used I Not used Withdrawn 'bill' does appear in the DNE but it is a much different sense than this entry. Card is stamped DNE SUP but contents do not appear
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title bill n: bill of needle fish
title_short bill n: bill of needle fish
title_full bill n: bill of needle fish
title_fullStr bill n: bill of needle fish
title_full_unstemmed bill n: bill of needle fish
title_sort bill n: bill of needle fish
publishDate 1987
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10767
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation B
[1937] 1987 _Eve Tel_ 16 Sep, p. 6
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
10983
B_10983_bill n
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