flicker

flicker A flicker was a small piece of lead weighing half a pound with one hook embedded in the lead. A line was attached to the other end of the lead. In the caplin scull fishermen would bait the hook with caplin and throw it out on the water. When a fish took the bait, the fisherman would flick th...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1978
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/26105
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/26105 2023-12-31T10:19:07+01:00 flicker 1978/10/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/26105 eng eng F 1975 BUTLER Little Nord Easter 57 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15266 F_15266_flicker http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/26105 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 1978 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:24Z flicker A flicker was a small piece of lead weighing half a pound with one hook embedded in the lead. A line was attached to the other end of the lead. In the caplin scull fishermen would bait the hook with caplin and throw it out on the water. When a fish took the bait, the fisherman would flick the fish on board the boat. Hence the name flicker. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit GMS Oct 78 Used I Used I Used I Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection 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
flicker
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description flicker A flicker was a small piece of lead weighing half a pound with one hook embedded in the lead. A line was attached to the other end of the lead. In the caplin scull fishermen would bait the hook with caplin and throw it out on the water. When a fish took the bait, the fisherman would flick the fish on board the boat. Hence the name flicker. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit GMS Oct 78 Used I Used I Used I
format Manuscript
title flicker
title_short flicker
title_full flicker
title_fullStr flicker
title_full_unstemmed flicker
title_sort flicker
publishDate 1978
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/26105
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 F
1975 BUTLER Little Nord Easter 57
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15266
F_15266_flicker
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