gallinippers
garnipper These mosquitoes were of the kind called in Newfoundland _gallinippers_: they are a species of gnat, with long thin legs and a slender body, having a long trunk or proboscis, the end of which they insert into the skin, and suck blood till their bodies increase to three or four times their...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/29664 2023-12-31T10:16:46+01:00 gallinippers image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/29664 eng eng G 1842 JUKES Excursions in Nfld ii,4 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13483 G_13483_garnipper http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/29664 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 2023-12-04T11:29:33Z garnipper These mosquitoes were of the kind called in Newfoundland _gallinippers_: they are a species of gnat, with long thin legs and a slender body, having a long trunk or proboscis, the end of which they insert into the skin, and suck blood till their bodies increase to three or four times their original size, becoming quite red and bloated. . the gallinipper with his sonorous hum hovers over you both by day and night, sailing about, banishing all sleep. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit DNE-cit G. M. Story June 1960 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I [see 'gallynippers', 'nippers', 'garnippers' Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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garnipper These mosquitoes were of the kind called in Newfoundland _gallinippers_: they are a species of gnat, with long thin legs and a slender body, having a long trunk or proboscis, the end of which they insert into the skin, and suck blood till their bodies increase to three or four times their original size, becoming quite red and bloated. . the gallinipper with his sonorous hum hovers over you both by day and night, sailing about, banishing all sleep. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit DNE-cit G. M. Story June 1960 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I [see 'gallynippers', 'nippers', 'garnippers' |
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G 1842 JUKES Excursions in Nfld ii,4 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13483 G_13483_garnipper http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/29664 |
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