coil (v)

coil [PT] .'cordin' as you'd winch up the whale, he [ie the hawser] 'd come in over an' pass on down through a hawse-pipe, an' coil away hisself. Yes (PRONUNCIATION ITEM) J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Not Used Not Used Not Used [see also 'quiling' (?) -JH] Check...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14814
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Summary:coil [PT] .'cordin' as you'd winch up the whale, he [ie the hawser] 'd come in over an' pass on down through a hawse-pipe, an' coil away hisself. Yes (PRONUNCIATION ITEM) J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Not Used Not Used Not Used [see also 'quiling' (?) -JH] Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 15 Jun 2016

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