Dredge

drudge v pronounced in Newfoundland _drudge_, is used to denote the sprinkling of salt over herring when caught, and mixing them together to preserve them in the mean time.Skeat (Etym. Dictionary) gives a general meaning to sprinkle, as in sowing _dreg_ or _dredge_, mixed corn, oats, and barley. see...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19683
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Summary:drudge v pronounced in Newfoundland _drudge_, is used to denote the sprinkling of salt over herring when caught, and mixing them together to preserve them in the mean time.Skeat (Etym. Dictionary) gives a general meaning to sprinkle, as in sowing _dreg_ or _dredge_, mixed corn, oats, and barley. see cited qoutation. DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story July 1959 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I [see 'rouse']

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