gaffes

gaff n . . . some of them porpoisses did pay for their so near approaching, for some men waited for them at the beak head, which is the forepart of the ship, with harping irons in their hands, which met with them sometimes, and drew them in, aboard, with the help of the other sailors, which, with ir...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32411
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/32411 2023-12-31T10:19:26+01:00 gaffes 1973/02/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32411 eng eng G 1745 OSBORNE A Collection of Voyages 822 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 12953 G_12953_gaff n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32411 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z gaff n . . . some of them porpoisses did pay for their so near approaching, for some men waited for them at the beak head, which is the forepart of the ship, with harping irons 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. [see 'gaft'] PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story FEB 1973 JH FEB 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I gaft, ~ hook, HAND-GAFF, Gaffes, BAT n, ~ head, ~ point, ~ stem, ~ stick, ~ work, [see 'gaft'] Checked by Kanachi Angadi on Tue 13 Oct 2015. The first four lines of citation on the card is not in DNE. 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
gaffes
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description gaff n . . . some of them porpoisses did pay for their so near approaching, for some men waited for them at the beak head, which is the forepart of the ship, with harping irons 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. [see 'gaft'] PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story FEB 1973 JH FEB 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I gaft, ~ hook, HAND-GAFF, Gaffes, BAT n, ~ head, ~ point, ~ stem, ~ stick, ~ work, [see 'gaft'] Checked by Kanachi Angadi on Tue 13 Oct 2015. The first four lines of citation on the card is not in DNE.
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title gaffes
title_short gaffes
title_full gaffes
title_fullStr gaffes
title_full_unstemmed gaffes
title_sort gaffes
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32411
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 Collection of Voyages 822
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
12953
G_12953_gaff n
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