catters

cadder n In Cupids, a woman related that a special type of quilt was made that was used on the boats going to Labrador. These quilts were called "catters". 43 They were smaller than a normal quilt used for a single bed, and were made for use on the bunks aboard a ship. Catters were thicker...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/13070
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/13070 2023-12-31T10:19:25+01:00 catters 1976/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/13070 eng eng C 1975 POCIUS Textile Traditions 40 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 12903 C_12903_cadder n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/13070 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 1976 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:40Z cadder n In Cupids, a woman related that a special type of quilt was made that was used on the boats going to Labrador. These quilts were called "catters". 43 They were smaller than a normal quilt used for a single bed, and were made for use on the bunks aboard a ship. Catters were thicker than normal quilts, and were constructed of old material, since the boats were frequently dirty. Note 43- A derivation of "cadda", which, according to Wright, is an Irish term for quilt or coverlet. Wright, op.cit., I, p. 481. [see 'cadder', 'curvey' etc.] G.M. Story JAN 1976 JH JAN 1976 DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I caddow, cadder, curvey Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Tue 10 Mar 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland 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
catters
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description cadder n In Cupids, a woman related that a special type of quilt was made that was used on the boats going to Labrador. These quilts were called "catters". 43 They were smaller than a normal quilt used for a single bed, and were made for use on the bunks aboard a ship. Catters were thicker than normal quilts, and were constructed of old material, since the boats were frequently dirty. Note 43- A derivation of "cadda", which, according to Wright, is an Irish term for quilt or coverlet. Wright, op.cit., I, p. 481. [see 'cadder', 'curvey' etc.] G.M. Story JAN 1976 JH JAN 1976 DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I caddow, cadder, curvey Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Tue 10 Mar 2015
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title catters
title_short catters
title_full catters
title_fullStr catters
title_full_unstemmed catters
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publishDate 1976
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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
1975 POCIUS Textile Traditions 40
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
12903
C_12903_cadder n
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