hen-lobster

hen The "hen-lobster" retains her eggs within her body till they become fruitful, and then partly hatches them outwardly, under her tail, and finally commits them to the sand or water, where they come to life in forty-eight hours. p. 381 - A good sized lobster will yield about 20,000 eggs....

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32853
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/32853 2023-12-31T10:19:16+01:00 hen-lobster 1970/09/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32853 eng eng H 1871 HARVEY Thoughts 380 & 381 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16054 H_16054_hen http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32853 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 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:23Z hen The "hen-lobster" retains her eggs within her body till they become fruitful, and then partly hatches them outwardly, under her tail, and finally commits them to the sand or water, where they come to life in forty-eight hours. p. 381 - A good sized lobster will yield about 20,000 eggs. . .When the"hen" is in process of depositing her eggs she is not good for food, the flesh being poor, watery, and destitute of flavour. PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 SEP 1970 Not Used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 20 Apr 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)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
hen-lobster
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description hen The "hen-lobster" retains her eggs within her body till they become fruitful, and then partly hatches them outwardly, under her tail, and finally commits them to the sand or water, where they come to life in forty-eight hours. p. 381 - A good sized lobster will yield about 20,000 eggs. . .When the"hen" is in process of depositing her eggs she is not good for food, the flesh being poor, watery, and destitute of flavour. PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 SEP 1970 Not Used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 20 Apr 2015
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title hen-lobster
title_short hen-lobster
title_full hen-lobster
title_fullStr hen-lobster
title_full_unstemmed hen-lobster
title_sort hen-lobster
publishDate 1970
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32853
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 H
1871 HARVEY Thoughts 380 & 381
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16054
H_16054_hen
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