jam

jam n We wandered about for some time in search of what Deveneux called the main jam or body, that is, one of those multitudinous groups of seals lying in large fields of ice, where the old ones, assembled in large numbers, have delivered their young. G, He is describing 1838, with minute details. N...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1978
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38372
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Summary:jam n We wandered about for some time in search of what Deveneux called the main jam or body, that is, one of those multitudinous groups of seals lying in large fields of ice, where the old ones, assembled in large numbers, have delivered their young. G, He is describing 1838, with minute details. No ref. to a diary, but it is hard to believe memory could supply such circumstantial detail. B DNE-cit DEC. 15 1978 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I jamb, PATCH, jam ice, jam of ice. Checked by Sarah Budgell on Thu 09 Apr 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 13 Jul 2015