handbarrow, handbarrows (pl.)

hand And the handbarrow was.was the thing you used to carry the fish on the flake with an' carry it back to the boat if you were shippin' fish. You'd bring it down from your storage shed to the boat on.on the handbarrows. A crew of fishermen'd have, oh, up to a dozen handbarrows....

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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/33141
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Summary:hand And the handbarrow was.was the thing you used to carry the fish on the flake with an' carry it back to the boat if you were shippin' fish. You'd bring it down from your storage shed to the boat on.on the handbarrows. A crew of fishermen'd have, oh, up to a dozen handbarrows. And 'twas also used.you'd have a different one now for carryin' out the.the fish. Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used I Source cited in the DNE I as: T 43-64

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