Gigger or _Jigger_

jigger n A pair of large hooks fixed back to back with some lead run upon the shanks, in the shape of a fish. The Gigger being let down to the bottom, is played by sharp jerks, and such fish are hooked by it, as are enticed by the resemblance of the lead to a real fish. G.M.Story August 1959 DNE-cit...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1959
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/37440 2023-12-31T10:19:17+01:00 Gigger or _Jigger_ 1959/08/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/37440 eng eng J 1792 CARTWRIGHT Glossary References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13817 J_13817_jigger n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/37440 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 1959 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:24Z jigger n A pair of large hooks fixed back to back with some lead run upon the shanks, in the shape of a fish. The Gigger being let down to the bottom, is played by sharp jerks, and such fish are hooked by it, as are enticed by the resemblance of the lead to a real fish. G.M.Story August 1959 DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I gigger,JIG n, jigger fish Checked by Adrian Young on Wed 10 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 05 Aug 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Gigger or _Jigger_
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description jigger n A pair of large hooks fixed back to back with some lead run upon the shanks, in the shape of a fish. The Gigger being let down to the bottom, is played by sharp jerks, and such fish are hooked by it, as are enticed by the resemblance of the lead to a real fish. G.M.Story August 1959 DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I gigger,JIG n, jigger fish Checked by Adrian Young on Wed 10 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 05 Aug 2015
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title Gigger or _Jigger_
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title_full Gigger or _Jigger_
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title_full_unstemmed Gigger or _Jigger_
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1792 CARTWRIGHT Glossary
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13817
J_13817_jigger n
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