hooded seals

hood The hooded seals (_Phoca Cristata_, _leonine_ of Mohr), so called from a piece of loose skin on the head, which can be inflated at pleasure; and when menaced or attacked this hood is drawn over the face and eyes as a defence from injury, at which time its nostrils become distended, appearing li...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/36346
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/36346 2023-12-31T10:19:15+01:00 hooded seals image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/36346 eng eng H 1846 TOCQUE Wandering Thoughts 191 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14662 H_14662_hood n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/36346 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 hood The hooded seals (_Phoca Cristata_, _leonine_ of Mohr), so called from a piece of loose skin on the head, which can be inflated at pleasure; and when menaced or attacked this hood is drawn over the face and eyes as a defence from injury, at which time its nostrils become distended, appearing like bladders. The female is not provided with this hood. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit cite added Jan 75. W. J. KIRWIN FEB 1970 JH 2/70 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection 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
hooded seals
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description hood The hooded seals (_Phoca Cristata_, _leonine_ of Mohr), so called from a piece of loose skin on the head, which can be inflated at pleasure; and when menaced or attacked this hood is drawn over the face and eyes as a defence from injury, at which time its nostrils become distended, appearing like bladders. The female is not provided with this hood. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit cite added Jan 75. W. J. KIRWIN FEB 1970 JH 2/70 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used
format Manuscript
title hooded seals
title_short hooded seals
title_full hooded seals
title_fullStr hooded seals
title_full_unstemmed hooded seals
title_sort hooded seals
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/36346
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
1846 TOCQUE Wandering Thoughts 191
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14662
H_14662_hood n
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