_GULCHING_

gulch a term used by fishermen who went to Labrador in summer, to denote "courting." Sunday afternoons were good "gulching" days. Every crew carried at least one unmarried woman as cook or to assist the planter's wife, and since there would be two or three unmarried young me...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/28893 2023-12-31T10:19:10+01:00 _GULCHING_ image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28893 eng eng G 54 71 -128 Edward H. Vokey 51. Ang. Spaniard's Bay, July, 1949. July 16, 1971 Henry W Sheppard - Merchant Fisherman 67 Spaniard's Bay 1951 deceased ang a traditional usage - and still used, sometimes in jest. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15196 G_15196_gulch http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28893 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 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z gulch a term used by fishermen who went to Labrador in summer, to denote "courting." Sunday afternoons were good "gulching" days. Every crew carried at least one unmarried woman as cook or to assist the planter's wife, and since there would be two or three unmarried young men with the same crew, friendly rivalry took place. Naturally, the fellow who succeded in gulching took pride in the fact that he won the young woman's favour (OVER) [reverse] There were also less decent applications of the terms. To go '_gulching_' meant also to go in search of sexual intercourse and often several young men "gulched" with the young 'lady' on the same afternoon. (The skipper had no need to gulch _ he got all the sexual intercourse he needed in bunk with the maid anyway. Often the girl returned home pregnant (or "with a squid in her bill") and was invariably unsuccessful in her attempt to pin a paternity rap on any male in particular as she was known as a _"gulcher"._ Gulch also means a slight depression in the land, either vertical or horizontal; a niche: a secluded spot. Yes DNE CEN. DNE-cit JW DNE CEN [54] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I Newfoundland Folklore Survey Reverse of card at G_15197. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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_GULCHING_
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description gulch a term used by fishermen who went to Labrador in summer, to denote "courting." Sunday afternoons were good "gulching" days. Every crew carried at least one unmarried woman as cook or to assist the planter's wife, and since there would be two or three unmarried young men with the same crew, friendly rivalry took place. Naturally, the fellow who succeded in gulching took pride in the fact that he won the young woman's favour (OVER) [reverse] There were also less decent applications of the terms. To go '_gulching_' meant also to go in search of sexual intercourse and often several young men "gulched" with the young 'lady' on the same afternoon. (The skipper had no need to gulch _ he got all the sexual intercourse he needed in bunk with the maid anyway. Often the girl returned home pregnant (or "with a squid in her bill") and was invariably unsuccessful in her attempt to pin a paternity rap on any male in particular as she was known as a _"gulcher"._ Gulch also means a slight depression in the land, either vertical or horizontal; a niche: a secluded spot. Yes DNE CEN. DNE-cit JW DNE CEN [54] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I Newfoundland Folklore Survey Reverse of card at G_15197.
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54 71 -128
Edward H. Vokey 51. Ang. Spaniard's Bay, July, 1949. July 16, 1971 Henry W Sheppard - Merchant Fisherman 67 Spaniard's Bay 1951 deceased ang a traditional usage - and still used, sometimes in jest.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
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