cut-tail (n) cut-tails

cut v [PT] Now.when they go splittin' the fish my mother('d) ?[sic] pickin' out the _ the ones wi' the tails cut now - cut-tails they used to call 'em,see. Yes DNE-cit (fish whose tails had been cut) J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JAN 1974 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Not Used cut off (the l...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/17927
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Summary:cut v [PT] Now.when they go splittin' the fish my mother('d) ?[sic] pickin' out the _ the ones wi' the tails cut now - cut-tails they used to call 'em,see. Yes DNE-cit (fish whose tails had been cut) J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JAN 1974 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Not Used cut off (the linnet/twine), cut out (a young seal), cut-tail, cut-throat(er), cut-off, cut pole, cutwater, cut tails, cut throats Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 04 Jul 2016

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