cod oil lamp

cod 2 n Cod oil lamps were the only illumination at night. A cod oil lamp was shaped like a gravy boat of today. With sheep yarn twisted together and laid in the spout of the lamp and the other end in the oil, red smoky light would emerge with a foul odour. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit GMS Mar 78 Used I and...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1978
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15218
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Summary:cod 2 n Cod oil lamps were the only illumination at night. A cod oil lamp was shaped like a gravy boat of today. With sheep yarn twisted together and laid in the spout of the lamp and the other end in the oil, red smoky light would emerge with a foul odour. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit GMS Mar 78 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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