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draw v [PT] Look down an' see the fish, an' you take your_ take the butt an' heave (him) overboard an' go on round .sweep it, then dry* un up. (a pronunciation of _draw_, meaning to pull, tug etc. Cp. similar usages common in the speech of Pearce Saunders, rec.Botwood,born Cape F...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22137
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Summary:draw v [PT] Look down an' see the fish, an' you take your_ take the butt an' heave (him) overboard an' go on round .sweep it, then dry* un up. (a pronunciation of _draw_, meaning to pull, tug etc. Cp. similar usages common in the speech of Pearce Saunders, rec.Botwood,born Cape Fogo) Yes DNE-cit (* = my spelling) maybe bunt WK J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I you can draw [fish] by the head, but you must drag by the tail, draw a blank, draw the spile, draw/dry up, BLANK n, HAUL v, draw-bucket, drawing- ~, draw-latch Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 27 Jul 2016