jacket

jacket n As fast as one [seal] is clubbed or shot the skinner with the sharp knife turns it out of its 'jacket', as the skin with the attached blubber is styled. [_OED_] PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit DEC. 15 1978 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I RAGGED-JACKET, WHITE-COAT, PELT, SCULP, a jacke...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1978
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/37447
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Summary:jacket n As fast as one [seal] is clubbed or shot the skinner with the sharp knife turns it out of its 'jacket', as the skin with the attached blubber is styled. [_OED_] PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit DEC. 15 1978 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I RAGGED-JACKET, WHITE-COAT, PELT, SCULP, a jacket colder, jacket warmer Checked by Sarah Budgell on Thu 09 Apr 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 13 Jul 2015

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