dumb line* (?); dumb lines*; dummy line??; dummy lines ??

dumb THe boys put the dumb lines* to the capstans an' hove 'em out. I never moved. Yes dumb lines*(?) dummy line?? dumb lines* dummy lines ?? (Mr L.G.Small tells me he is familiar with the term _dummy line_ in similar contexts) (Cp. OED _dumb craft_) (* = my spelling) DNE-cit J.D.A. WIDDOW...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21312
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Summary:dumb THe boys put the dumb lines* to the capstans an' hove 'em out. I never moved. Yes dumb lines*(?) dummy line?? dumb lines* dummy lines ?? (Mr L.G.Small tells me he is familiar with the term _dummy line_ in similar contexts) (Cp. OED _dumb craft_) (* = my spelling) DNE-cit J.D.A. WIDDOWSON AUG 1973 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I [see 'dummy lines']

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