a half [o' ?] your hand

half Well, when you'd go in collar in the spring your pay would be a "half [o'] your hand" they used to call it; that will be half a share, see. Yes J. D. A. Widdowson Used I and Sup Used I Used I Cp OED ~ n 7 f on the halves, DAE now dial. Phr half one's hand: one half a &#...

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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/35236
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Summary:half Well, when you'd go in collar in the spring your pay would be a "half [o'] your hand" they used to call it; that will be half a share, see. Yes J. D. A. Widdowson Used I and Sup Used I Used I Cp OED ~ n 7 f on the halves, DAE now dial. Phr half one's hand: one half a 'share' of the catch of fish due to a crew-member, the other half-share going to owner, 'planter' or skipper. T 36-64 is the listed source in the DNE.

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