Leaky as a _flake_

flake A flake is a platform made of long sticks laid side by side across beams made from tree trunks of an average size and all resting of "shores" made from the same material the platform was then covered with [reverse] boughs. The flake is used for drying fish. It stands to reason that w...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/28339 2023-12-31T10:17:05+01:00 Leaky as a _flake_ image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28339 eng eng F 53 71 -93 Dobbin Joseph 32 RC St. Joseh's Salmonier Aug 6/71 From my own memory References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15040 F_15040_flake http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28339 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:30Z flake A flake is a platform made of long sticks laid side by side across beams made from tree trunks of an average size and all resting of "shores" made from the same material the platform was then covered with [reverse] boughs. The flake is used for drying fish. It stands to reason that when the sticks (which have been cut "green" from the forest) dried, seams could be seen between each. So for something to be "as leaky as a flake" means to be very leaky indeed. Yes DNE-cit DICT CEN. JW comment Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY Source appears in DNE as M 65-2 Manuscript Newfoundland 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
Leaky as a _flake_
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description flake A flake is a platform made of long sticks laid side by side across beams made from tree trunks of an average size and all resting of "shores" made from the same material the platform was then covered with [reverse] boughs. The flake is used for drying fish. It stands to reason that when the sticks (which have been cut "green" from the forest) dried, seams could be seen between each. So for something to be "as leaky as a flake" means to be very leaky indeed. Yes DNE-cit DICT CEN. JW comment Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY Source appears in DNE as M 65-2
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title Leaky as a _flake_
title_short Leaky as a _flake_
title_full Leaky as a _flake_
title_fullStr Leaky as a _flake_
title_full_unstemmed Leaky as a _flake_
title_sort leaky as a _flake_
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28339
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
53 71 -93
Dobbin Joseph 32 RC St. Joseh's Salmonier Aug 6/71 From my own memory
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15040
F_15040_flake
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28339
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