_jo-floggers_

jo-floggers He always fishes on "sheers", and if fish are to be caught, can catch as fair a "jag" as any man. He predicts the weather by the moaning of the sea, or by the "loam" or "glin" in the atmosphere, and never mistakes a "cat's-paw" that...

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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/38558
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/38558 2023-12-31T10:19:23+01:00 _jo-floggers_ 1978/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38558 eng eng J 1861 _Harper's_, xxii, 598 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13247 J_13247_jo-floggers http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38558 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 1978 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z jo-floggers He always fishes on "sheers", and if fish are to be caught, can catch as fair a "jag" as any man. He predicts the weather by the moaning of the sea, or by the "loam" or "glin" in the atmosphere, and never mistakes a "cat's-paw" that ruffles the water for a "skull" of fish "briching" (breaking) the surface. His labour always gives zest to his food, and at the end of his day's work ->"dough-boys," "jo-floggers," and "lobscouse" disappear to a marvellous amount. PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN JAN 1978 JH JAN 1978 Not Used Not Used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 05 Oct 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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_jo-floggers_
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description jo-floggers He always fishes on "sheers", and if fish are to be caught, can catch as fair a "jag" as any man. He predicts the weather by the moaning of the sea, or by the "loam" or "glin" in the atmosphere, and never mistakes a "cat's-paw" that ruffles the water for a "skull" of fish "briching" (breaking) the surface. His labour always gives zest to his food, and at the end of his day's work ->"dough-boys," "jo-floggers," and "lobscouse" disappear to a marvellous amount. PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN JAN 1978 JH JAN 1978 Not Used Not Used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 05 Oct 2015
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1861 _Harper's_, xxii, 598
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13247
J_13247_jo-floggers
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