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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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/22090 2023-12-31T10:14:53+01:00 Driver image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22090 eng eng D 1896 PATTERSON Dialect of Nfld 28 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15171 D_15171_driver n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22090 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:28Z 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'] Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Driver
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description 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']
format Manuscript
title Driver
title_short Driver
title_full Driver
title_fullStr Driver
title_full_unstemmed Driver
title_sort driver
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genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation D
1896 PATTERSON Dialect of Nfld 28
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15171
D_15171_driver n
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