dog-hood

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1970
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22715

dog1 n The hood is much larger than the harp. The male, called by the hunters "the dog-hood" is distinguished from the female by a singular hood or bag of flesh on his nose. When attacked or enraged, he inflates this hood so as to cover the face and eyes, and it is strong enough to resist the seal shot. When thus protected, he can only be killed by shooting him in the neck and the base of the skull. The dog-hood fights desperately in defence of his mate and young ones, and if they are killed he becomes furious, inflates his hood, while his nostrils dilate into two huge bladders. G.M.Story MAY 1970 JH MAY 1970 PRINTED ITEM Used I and Sup Used I 1 Not used dog bear, ~ harp, HARP, ~ hood, HOOD, cp BITCH, dog cat, CAT(AMARAN), ~ killer, ~ slide, SLIDE n, go dog for, out dogs and in dieters, DIETER, dog hold, dog pup, WATER PUP, ~ WHELP Checked by Nicole Collins on Fri 16 Oct 2015