Collar Day

collar n The first of May is Collar Day. When you're shipped you must obey. When you're tied you can't run away. When girls were hired as cooks to go to the Labrador their period of service lasted from May 1 to October 31. Regardless of when they left for Labrador or returned, they ha...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15013
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Summary:collar n The first of May is Collar Day. When you're shipped you must obey. When you're tied you can't run away. When girls were hired as cooks to go to the Labrador their period of service lasted from May 1 to October 31. Regardless of when they left for Labrador or returned, they had to work for the skipper who hired them for the entire period. DNE-cit JH APR 1971 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Not Used BOAT, RODE, BERTH, on the collar, go in collar, come to collar, break collar, collar boat, rodney, collar buoy, buoy, collar chain, collar day, collar punt, punt, collar time, get in the collar, get off the collar, collar time Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 16 Jun 2016