fish (n)

fish Codfish. Well when we speak about fish, you hear us fellers talkin' about fish - 'tis always codfish, you know; that's what we calls fish. You know, that's th'only kind o' thing we catches here to eat, you know. Well we do get turbot now, and sometimes, well, salmo...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Turbot
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/27324
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Summary:fish Codfish. Well when we speak about fish, you hear us fellers talkin' about fish - 'tis always codfish, you know; that's what we calls fish. You know, that's th'only kind o' thing we catches here to eat, you know. Well we do get turbot now, and sometimes, well, salmon, but we.just talks about _ codfish as _ as fish! 'Tis all fish, of course; we know all about that, but herring is herring, an' caplin caplin, salmon is salmon - that's not fish - none o' that, see! Yes J.D.A.WIDDOWSON AUG 1973 DNE-cit Used I Used I 1 Used I

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