crop

crop1 n When signing on [a sealing vessel], each member of the crew got a "crop" to the value of $10.00 or $20.00. On a good voyage this was deducted from their wages; if a poor one, the firm took loss. A "crop" consisted of small groceries, sheath knife, goggles, and maybe a bot...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15879
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/15879 2023-12-31T10:19:08+01:00 crop 1976/10/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15879 eng eng C 1958 Evening Telegram 20 March References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16290 C_16290_crop1 n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15879 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1976 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:25Z crop1 n When signing on [a sealing vessel], each member of the crew got a "crop" to the value of $10.00 or $20.00. On a good voyage this was deducted from their wages; if a poor one, the firm took loss. A "crop" consisted of small groceries, sheath knife, goggles, and maybe a bottle of rum. PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story 10/76 JH 10/76 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not Used crap, crop note Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 27 Jun 2016 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
crop
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description crop1 n When signing on [a sealing vessel], each member of the crew got a "crop" to the value of $10.00 or $20.00. On a good voyage this was deducted from their wages; if a poor one, the firm took loss. A "crop" consisted of small groceries, sheath knife, goggles, and maybe a bottle of rum. PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story 10/76 JH 10/76 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not Used crap, crop note Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 27 Jun 2016
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title crop
title_short crop
title_full crop
title_fullStr crop
title_full_unstemmed crop
title_sort crop
publishDate 1976
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15879
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation C
1958 Evening Telegram 20 March
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16290
C_16290_crop1 n
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