caplin school

caplin scull n The caplin come to the shallow water in countless myriads to spawn. They are somewhat like a sardine, only a little larger. Further north these caplin visit the shore later in the year. They are followed always by immense numbers of cod. I have seen cod also so thick that even in deep...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12728
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/12728 2023-12-31T10:19:29+01:00 caplin school 1970/08/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12728 eng eng C 1895 GRENFELL Vikings of To-Day 15 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13298 C_13298_caplin scull n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12728 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 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z caplin scull n The caplin come to the shallow water in countless myriads to spawn. They are somewhat like a sardine, only a little larger. Further north these caplin visit the shore later in the year. They are followed always by immense numbers of cod. I have seen cod also so thick that even in deep water there seemed no room for them, their backs being constantly out of water. This is called the "caplin school," and on the catch of cod during their visit the success of a whole fishery will depend. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story AUG 1970 JH AUG 1970 Used I and Sup Used I Not used ~ school, ~ schule, ~ shoal, caplin-scull fishery, SUMMER FISHERY; TRAP,~ FISHERY, caplin-scull salmon, caplin-scull season, CAPLIN SEASON, caplin-scull weather, CAPLIN WEATHER Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri 03 Apr 2015; Card marked DNE-cit, but not used. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
caplin school
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description caplin scull n The caplin come to the shallow water in countless myriads to spawn. They are somewhat like a sardine, only a little larger. Further north these caplin visit the shore later in the year. They are followed always by immense numbers of cod. I have seen cod also so thick that even in deep water there seemed no room for them, their backs being constantly out of water. This is called the "caplin school," and on the catch of cod during their visit the success of a whole fishery will depend. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story AUG 1970 JH AUG 1970 Used I and Sup Used I Not used ~ school, ~ schule, ~ shoal, caplin-scull fishery, SUMMER FISHERY; TRAP,~ FISHERY, caplin-scull salmon, caplin-scull season, CAPLIN SEASON, caplin-scull weather, CAPLIN WEATHER Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri 03 Apr 2015; Card marked DNE-cit, but not used.
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title caplin school
title_short caplin school
title_full caplin school
title_fullStr caplin school
title_full_unstemmed caplin school
title_sort caplin school
publishDate 1970
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12728
genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation C
1895 GRENFELL Vikings of To-Day 15
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13298
C_13298_caplin scull n
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