horsehead
horse n The alien of all the seal species is the horsehead. Many people in Newfoundland have never seen or heard tell of one. I have only seen one such seal in many years at the seal hunt. In fact, I could not name it, until an old Port aux Basques seal hunter named it for me.It has a long head exac...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/34310 2023-12-31T10:07:42+01:00 horsehead image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/34310 eng eng H 1960 Evening Telegram 29 February p. 2 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14878 H_14878_horse n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/34310 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 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z horse n The alien of all the seal species is the horsehead. Many people in Newfoundland have never seen or heard tell of one. I have only seen one such seal in many years at the seal hunt. In fact, I could not name it, until an old Port aux Basques seal hunter named it for me.It has a long head exactly like a horse, and the nails on its flippers are more than twice as big as those of a harp seal. The hair on its body is more than twice as long as that of a harp or hood. They pup about the middle of February, and have never been known or seen in large numbers. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story February 1960 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I Manuscript Harp Seal Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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horse n The alien of all the seal species is the horsehead. Many people in Newfoundland have never seen or heard tell of one. I have only seen one such seal in many years at the seal hunt. In fact, I could not name it, until an old Port aux Basques seal hunter named it for me.It has a long head exactly like a horse, and the nails on its flippers are more than twice as big as those of a harp seal. The hair on its body is more than twice as long as that of a harp or hood. They pup about the middle of February, and have never been known or seen in large numbers. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story February 1960 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I |
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H 1960 Evening Telegram 29 February p. 2 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14878 H_14878_horse n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/34310 |
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