cod- : ---haulers

cod 2 n "Cape Harrigan owes its name to an Irishman of this name," says a scribe who has written about "Newfoundland cod-haulers!" This wiseacre is misinformed--Harrigan is simply a corruption of the word _hurricane_. 1794 Wonder who this author is. GMs replies: Devine? Used I an...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14051
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Summary:cod 2 n "Cape Harrigan owes its name to an Irishman of this name," says a scribe who has written about "Newfoundland cod-haulers!" This wiseacre is misinformed--Harrigan is simply a corruption of the word _hurricane_. 1794 Wonder who this author is. GMs replies: Devine? Used I and Sup Used I 3 Not Used codd,codde,cod-fish,FISH n,BANK,RED,ROCK,SHORE1,TOM COD,as cold as a cod's nose,codfish is cod by name and by nature,no cod, no cash,cod-bag/blubber/fish/fishery/fishing/fish weather/flake/hauler/jigger/jigging/line/net/oil/seine/'s head/sound/stage/ Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 14 Jun 2016

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