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gaff n Some men waited for them at the beak head, which is the forepart of the ship, with harping irons [WK harpoons] in their hands, which met with them sometimes, and drew them in, aboard, with the help of the other sailors, which with iron hooks, which they call _Gaffes_, tied at the end of a lon...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28648
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/28648 2023-12-31T10:19:19+01:00 gaff 1977/03/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28648 eng eng G 1745 OSBORNE [A Desc. of New France] 822 FF 1026 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 12979 G_12979_gaff n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28648 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 1977 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z gaff n Some men waited for them at the beak head, which is the forepart of the ship, with harping irons [WK harpoons] in their hands, which met with them sometimes, and drew them in, aboard, with the help of the other sailors, which with iron hooks, which they call _Gaffes_, tied at the end of a long pole, pulled them up [porpoises]. PRINTED ITEM Tescarbol Relatio de la WKirwin 3/77 JH 3/77 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used gaft, ~ hook, HAND-GAFF, Gaffes, BAT n, ~ head, ~ point, ~ stem, ~ stick, ~ work Checked by Kanachi Angadi on Thu 15 Oct 2015. 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
gaff
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description gaff n Some men waited for them at the beak head, which is the forepart of the ship, with harping irons [WK harpoons] in their hands, which met with them sometimes, and drew them in, aboard, with the help of the other sailors, which with iron hooks, which they call _Gaffes_, tied at the end of a long pole, pulled them up [porpoises]. PRINTED ITEM Tescarbol Relatio de la WKirwin 3/77 JH 3/77 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used gaft, ~ hook, HAND-GAFF, Gaffes, BAT n, ~ head, ~ point, ~ stem, ~ stick, ~ work Checked by Kanachi Angadi on Thu 15 Oct 2015.
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title gaff
title_short gaff
title_full gaff
title_fullStr gaff
title_full_unstemmed gaff
title_sort gaff
publishDate 1977
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28648
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 G
1745 OSBORNE [A Desc. of New France] 822
FF 1026
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
12979
G_12979_gaff n
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