[-]catchie (pronounced [-] "_k_edgie")

kedgy n I learned this on C.B.C. radio in late October, 1966. A number of unnamed fishermen were interviewed about the Newfound- land fishery in the early days of this century. One old captain (at least he was called captain) said a "kedgie" was a young boy 12 or 13 years of age on board a...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/39699 2023-12-31T10:19:25+01:00 [-]catchie (pronounced [-] "_k_edgie") xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39699 eng eng K Paul Vavasour English 340, 66/67 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 12911 K_12911_kedgy n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39699 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z kedgy n I learned this on C.B.C. radio in late October, 1966. A number of unnamed fishermen were interviewed about the Newfound- land fishery in the early days of this century. One old captain (at least he was called captain) said a "kedgie" was a young boy 12 or 13 years of age on board a schooner who stays aboard with "cookie" (the cook) and the captain while the dories are out on the water. His job is to catch the lines from the dories and ries them up when they come alongsides. Hence'catchie' or 'ked- gie'. Used I and Sup Used Sup Used I [see 'kadge', 'kedge'; cadge, cadgy, catchy, kedge,LUMPER, kedgie,ketchie Checked by Raji Sreeni on Wed 17 Jun 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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[-]catchie (pronounced [-] "_k_edgie")
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description kedgy n I learned this on C.B.C. radio in late October, 1966. A number of unnamed fishermen were interviewed about the Newfound- land fishery in the early days of this century. One old captain (at least he was called captain) said a "kedgie" was a young boy 12 or 13 years of age on board a schooner who stays aboard with "cookie" (the cook) and the captain while the dories are out on the water. His job is to catch the lines from the dories and ries them up when they come alongsides. Hence'catchie' or 'ked- gie'. Used I and Sup Used Sup Used I [see 'kadge', 'kedge'; cadge, cadgy, catchy, kedge,LUMPER, kedgie,ketchie Checked by Raji Sreeni on Wed 17 Jun 2015
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
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Paul Vavasour English 340, 66/67
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
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