Driver

driver n is the old English word for a four-cornered fore and aft sail attached to the mizzenmast of a vessel, now usually known as the spanker. It is now used in Newfoundland to denote a small sail at the stern of their fishing punts or boats. The rig, I am informed, was common among fishermen of E...

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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/22090
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Summary:driver n is the old English word for a four-cornered fore and aft sail attached to the mizzenmast of a vessel, now usually known as the spanker. It is now used in Newfoundland to denote a small sail at the stern of their fishing punts or boats. The rig, I am informed, was common among fishermen of England and Jersey. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story July 1959 Used I Used I Not used [see 'spanker']

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