seal-house

jar2 n Now it happened, having found a small rise in the snow, we fancied we were on terra firma [when we had to build a snow hut for the night]; but in this we were mistaken. We had located ourselves on the top of a Jar seal house. One of our dogs gave the alarm, and fortunate it was he did, as dou...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38675
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Summary:jar2 n Now it happened, having found a small rise in the snow, we fancied we were on terra firma [when we had to build a snow hut for the night]; but in this we were mistaken. We had located ourselves on the top of a Jar seal house. One of our dogs gave the alarm, and fortunate it was he did, as doubtless before morning we should have all disappeared through the ice. WK 9/75 JH 9/75 DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM Used I and Sup Not Used 2 Not used jar-seal, DOUBLE JAR, ~ skin Checked by Adrian Young on Fri 05 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 29 Jul 2015; Card marked DNE-cit but not used

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