_Cross Handed_
cross-handed av [PT]JW Cross Handed- Term used in Cape la Hune And all along the south coast of newfoundland to mean doing something alone. If a person was fishing alone he was fishing cross handed. Likewise if he went in the woods alone he was "in the woods cross handed" Yes DICT CEN. DNE...
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| Summary: | cross-handed av [PT]JW Cross Handed- Term used in Cape la Hune And all along the south coast of newfoundland to mean doing something alone. If a person was fishing alone he was fishing cross handed. Likewise if he went in the woods alone he was "in the woods cross handed" Yes DICT CEN. DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I fish cross-handed, go ~, cross-handed dory, DORY, cross-hand(ed) skiff, SKIFF Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 28 Jun 2016, NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY |
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