ice claw

ice n .an' he got in an' he/hauled ashore a _ a ice claw on th'heavin'line,an' he got a hold to the land in there somewhere, in the battycatter. (metal anchor-like device used to anchor a line to ice, like a "grab" ??) Yes DNE-cit J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Used I...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Bird Island
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/36694
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Summary:ice n .an' he got in an' he/hauled ashore a _ a ice claw on th'heavin'line,an' he got a hold to the land in there somewhere, in the battycatter. (metal anchor-like device used to anchor a line to ice, like a "grab" ??) Yes DNE-cit J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I Link.Comp+Coll cont: plant/-poker/-pole/-pounder/-quar(r)/-rind/-seal/skiff/skipper/voyage/-work; The ice, BULL-BIRD, ISLAND OF ICE, JAM n: JAM OF ICE, LOOM, MASTER, PINNACLE n, POKER�, POLE, BAT n, GAFF, SKIFF, ICE-MASTER: SKIPPER

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