gunning gaff

gunning It constantly arises that the spot from whence the ducks are shot is, at least, ten feet perpendicular from the water; sportsmen provide themselves in such instances with what is termed a "gunning gaff," some twelve feet long, with an iron crook at the end, made in the shape of a s...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/31709 2023-12-31T10:19:14+01:00 gunning gaff image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/31709 eng eng G 1861 DE BOILIEU Labrador 240-241 Colin Penney July 17, 69 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15475 G_15475_gunning http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/31709 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 2023-12-04T11:29:26Z gunning It constantly arises that the spot from whence the ducks are shot is, at least, ten feet perpendicular from the water; sportsmen provide themselves in such instances with what is termed a "gunning gaff," some twelve feet long, with an iron crook at the end, made in the shape of a shepherd's crook. The dog brings a duck at a time under the rock; you place the crook round its neck, and draw it up or land it. WK 114 PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I Used I Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
gunning gaff
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description gunning It constantly arises that the spot from whence the ducks are shot is, at least, ten feet perpendicular from the water; sportsmen provide themselves in such instances with what is termed a "gunning gaff," some twelve feet long, with an iron crook at the end, made in the shape of a shepherd's crook. The dog brings a duck at a time under the rock; you place the crook round its neck, and draw it up or land it. WK 114 PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I Used I
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title gunning gaff
title_short gunning gaff
title_full gunning gaff
title_fullStr gunning gaff
title_full_unstemmed gunning gaff
title_sort gunning gaff
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genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1861 DE BOILIEU Labrador 240-241
Colin Penney July 17, 69
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15475
G_15475_gunning
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