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drum [Salt] fish for.Brazil was packaged in drums and half-drums. (Officially, a drum contained four Portuguese arrobas for a total of 129.517 lbs, avoirdupois, but 128 lbs was often the weight used by the Newfoundland shippers.) PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup [Add to DNE drum n, to 1975 cite] G. M. Story DEC...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/20270
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Summary:drum [Salt] fish for.Brazil was packaged in drums and half-drums. (Officially, a drum contained four Portuguese arrobas for a total of 129.517 lbs, avoirdupois, but 128 lbs was often the weight used by the Newfoundland shippers.) PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup [Add to DNE drum n, to 1975 cite] G. M. Story DEC. 14 1987 WK Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used Sup

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