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dan Their [the Esquimaux] mode of capturing the white whale is extremely ingenious. A large _dan_, or seal-skin inflated with wind, is attached to the harpoon by a thong some twenty feet in length. The moment the fish is struck, the _dan_ is thrown overboard, and being dragged through the water, /of...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/21396 2023-12-31T10:06:35+01:00 dan 1970/08/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21396 eng eng D 1849 McLEAN Hudson's Bay Territory 151-152 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15536 D_15536_dan http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21396 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 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:40Z dan Their [the Esquimaux] mode of capturing the white whale is extremely ingenious. A large _dan_, or seal-skin inflated with wind, is attached to the harpoon by a thong some twenty feet in length. The moment the fish is struck, the _dan_ is thrown overboard, and being dragged through the water, /offers so great a resistance to the movement of the fish that it soon becomes exhausted by the exertion, and when it emerges lies exposed on the water, to take rest ere it dive again. The Esquimaux then approaches from behind, and often secures his game with one thrust of the spear. PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story AUG 1970 JH AUG 1970 not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript esquimaux Newfoundland White whale Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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dan Their [the Esquimaux] mode of capturing the white whale is extremely ingenious. A large _dan_, or seal-skin inflated with wind, is attached to the harpoon by a thong some twenty feet in length. The moment the fish is struck, the _dan_ is thrown overboard, and being dragged through the water, /offers so great a resistance to the movement of the fish that it soon becomes exhausted by the exertion, and when it emerges lies exposed on the water, to take rest ere it dive again. The Esquimaux then approaches from behind, and often secures his game with one thrust of the spear. PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story AUG 1970 JH AUG 1970 not used Not used Withdrawn |
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D 1849 McLEAN Hudson's Bay Territory 151-152 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15536 D_15536_dan http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21396 |
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