hatch up ? (hitch up??); hatched up

hatch v An' o' course anybody wasn't used to a gun line ,see,perhaps he'd go to haul her up,look,an' the gun line hatched [hitched ?] up or _ perhaps around your foot or something,see. (seems to be _hatched_ but had same meaning as _hitched_ - ie "caught", "en...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32604
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Summary:hatch v An' o' course anybody wasn't used to a gun line ,see,perhaps he'd go to haul her up,look,an' the gun line hatched [hitched ?] up or _ perhaps around your foot or something,see. (seems to be _hatched_ but had same meaning as _hitched_ - ie "caught", "entangled" etc. Could be misencoding or varirant pronunciation. Ignore if not corroborated) caught, entangled Yes DNE-cit J.D.A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Used I Not used 1 Not used Phrase 'hatch up' not used in DNE under 'hatch v'.

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