fox a: foxed down

fox v Some schooner men preferred 'foxed down' boots to the more usual leather sea or deck boot. Foxed down boots were skin-boots to which soles and heels of leather had been fixed. DNE Sup PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story AUG. 1 1989 WK [Cp DNE fox a] Used I Not used Not used

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1988
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28305
Description
Summary:fox v Some schooner men preferred 'foxed down' boots to the more usual leather sea or deck boot. Foxed down boots were skin-boots to which soles and heels of leather had been fixed. DNE Sup PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story AUG. 1 1989 WK [Cp DNE fox a] Used I Not used Not used

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