draft barra

draft There were two other kinds of hand barrows used around the 'room' [Premises] for bringing fish - the 'Johnnie barra' and the Draft Barra. The Johnnie 'bar' weighed about 12-14 pounds and was suitable for boys to use. / The Draft 'bar' was heavier and,wei...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/20341
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Summary:draft There were two other kinds of hand barrows used around the 'room' [Premises] for bringing fish - the 'Johnnie barra' and the Draft Barra. The Johnnie 'bar' weighed about 12-14 pounds and was suitable for boys to use. / The Draft 'bar' was heavier and,weighing about twenty pounds it could carry a draft of fish (two quintals) which weighed 224 pounds. DNE-cit G. M. Story FEB 1973 JH FEB 1973 Used I Used I 2 Used I [see diagram No. 31] draught, draft bar(row), BARROW1, FISH BARROW Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 27 Jul 2016

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