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hoist n The other problem with twine was that the rabbit might bite it off and get away.The way the oldtimers got around this was to rig up a hoister. First they would bend down a nice springy birch or the like where they planned to tail the slip. Then they would make a little wooden toggle, tie one...

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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/33631
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/33631 2023-12-31T10:19:27+01:00 hoister n image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/33631 eng eng H 1986 SAUNDERS 160 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14556 H_14556_hoist n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/33631 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 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z hoist n The other problem with twine was that the rabbit might bite it off and get away.The way the oldtimers got around this was to rig up a hoister. First they would bend down a nice springy birch or the like where they planned to tail the slip. Then they would make a little wooden toggle, tie one end of a string to that, and the other to a small tree, and hook the toggle in a notch cut in the bent sapling. With the snare fastened to this sapling, the slightest tug and up would fly the rabbit in the air. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G. M. Story NOV.10 1987 WK [Add to DNE hoist n 1, to T-1965 cite] Used I and Sup Used I used Sup 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
hoister n
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description hoist n The other problem with twine was that the rabbit might bite it off and get away.The way the oldtimers got around this was to rig up a hoister. First they would bend down a nice springy birch or the like where they planned to tail the slip. Then they would make a little wooden toggle, tie one end of a string to that, and the other to a small tree, and hook the toggle in a notch cut in the bent sapling. With the snare fastened to this sapling, the slightest tug and up would fly the rabbit in the air. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G. M. Story NOV.10 1987 WK [Add to DNE hoist n 1, to T-1965 cite] Used I and Sup Used I used Sup
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title_full hoister n
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genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1986 SAUNDERS 160
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14556
H_14556_hoist n
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