Hares Ears

hare n Hare's Ears, HARE'S EARS (NTS St. Mary's and also NTS Ferryland), is a descriptive which occurs in at least seven localities in Newfoundland to describe two steep, adjacent, pinnacle-like rocks, standing offshore. _OED_ does not record this meaning. M.F. Howley notes a local pr...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/35017
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Summary:hare n Hare's Ears, HARE'S EARS (NTS St. Mary's and also NTS Ferryland), is a descriptive which occurs in at least seven localities in Newfoundland to describe two steep, adjacent, pinnacle-like rocks, standing offshore. _OED_ does not record this meaning. M.F. Howley notes a local pronunciation, Hasures ? [PT]. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W.J. KIRWIN JAN 1972 JH JAN 1972 Used I Used I 2 Used I [see also 'hasures']

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