cuffer n

cuffer n A naval yarn, particularly an improbable one. 130 When it was improbable it is generally "_To spin a cuffer_." [image of _spun yarn_. WK] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not Used see spin a dippy,to; cuff, have a cuffer Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 30 Jun 2016

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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/15680
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Summary:cuffer n A naval yarn, particularly an improbable one. 130 When it was improbable it is generally "_To spin a cuffer_." [image of _spun yarn_. WK] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not Used see spin a dippy,to; cuff, have a cuffer Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 30 Jun 2016

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