devil's thumb print
devil n The predominant black spot on a haddock, just behind its eye was called the _devil's thumbprint_ by a working companion of mine this past summer. Pointing to a picture of a haddock on a wall chart, he asked me if I knew what the spot was. I said that I didn't and he said it was the...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/19388 2023-12-31T10:18:12+01:00 devil's thumb print 1965/11/16 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19388 eng eng D 66/12/63 Grace Moore, English 340, age 19, Windsor, Nfld. Tom Colleir, friend technicianat fisheries lab, 30. St. Alban's South Coast Baie d'espair summer 1965 November 15, 1965 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13336 D_13336_devil n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19388 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 1965 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:37Z devil n The predominant black spot on a haddock, just behind its eye was called the _devil's thumbprint_ by a working companion of mine this past summer. Pointing to a picture of a haddock on a wall chart, he asked me if I knew what the spot was. I said that I didn't and he said it was the devil's thumbprint. He said it jokingly and offered no explanation as to why it was called that. Yes DNE-cit DICT CEN. NOV 16 1965 [check] Used I and Sup Used I Used I play with the devil, PLAY, devil-ma-click, devil-ma-jig,~angel, ~birthday, ~blanket, ~feathers,~ cap, DEAD-MAN'S CAP, FAIRY, ~claw, ~fashion, FASHION,~ laughter, ~ match,~ pelt,~ pipe,~ racket, RACKET, devilskin,~ spit, SPIT, ~ thumb-print, ~ umbrella Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 26 Jan 2015; "Newfoundland Folklore Survey Card" Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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devil n The predominant black spot on a haddock, just behind its eye was called the _devil's thumbprint_ by a working companion of mine this past summer. Pointing to a picture of a haddock on a wall chart, he asked me if I knew what the spot was. I said that I didn't and he said it was the devil's thumbprint. He said it jokingly and offered no explanation as to why it was called that. Yes DNE-cit DICT CEN. NOV 16 1965 [check] Used I and Sup Used I Used I play with the devil, PLAY, devil-ma-click, devil-ma-jig,~angel, ~birthday, ~blanket, ~feathers,~ cap, DEAD-MAN'S CAP, FAIRY, ~claw, ~fashion, FASHION,~ laughter, ~ match,~ pelt,~ pipe,~ racket, RACKET, devilskin,~ spit, SPIT, ~ thumb-print, ~ umbrella Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 26 Jan 2015; "Newfoundland Folklore Survey Card" |
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D 66/12/63 Grace Moore, English 340, age 19, Windsor, Nfld. Tom Colleir, friend technicianat fisheries lab, 30. St. Alban's South Coast Baie d'espair summer 1965 November 15, 1965 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13336 D_13336_devil n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19388 |
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