one half of his hand

half People have heard of rare instances where a man, upon retiring, claims "one half of his hand," that is, one-half of the income derived from his share. This would be what he would obtain if he employed a shareman to fish his part. W. J. KIRWIN FEB 1970 JH 3/70 Used I and Sup Used I Use...

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Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/34650
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/34650 2023-12-31T10:18:58+01:00 one half of his hand image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/34650 eng eng H 1967 FIRESTONE Brothers & Rivals 53 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13076 H_13076_half http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/34650 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 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z half People have heard of rare instances where a man, upon retiring, claims "one half of his hand," that is, one-half of the income derived from his share. This would be what he would obtain if he employed a shareman to fish his part. W. J. KIRWIN FEB 1970 JH 3/70 Used I and Sup Used I Used I Cp OED ~ n 7 f on the halves, DAE now dial. 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
one half of his hand
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description half People have heard of rare instances where a man, upon retiring, claims "one half of his hand," that is, one-half of the income derived from his share. This would be what he would obtain if he employed a shareman to fish his part. W. J. KIRWIN FEB 1970 JH 3/70 Used I and Sup Used I Used I Cp OED ~ n 7 f on the halves, DAE now dial.
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title one half of his hand
title_short one half of his hand
title_full one half of his hand
title_fullStr one half of his hand
title_full_unstemmed one half of his hand
title_sort one half of his hand
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/34650
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
1967 FIRESTONE Brothers & Rivals 53
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13076
H_13076_half
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