seal skinners

seal n The seals were "pelted" by the sealers and skinned by the seal skinners. They were "townies" who could skin a seal pelt with three cuts of their big knives.separating the fat from the skin with two swipes of their knives. PRINTED ITEM GMS Mar 76 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Use...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39878
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/39878 2023-12-31T10:19:27+01:00 seal skinners 1976/03/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39878 eng eng S 1976 Evening Telegram 19 Mar, p. 6 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14835 S_14835_seal n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39878 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 1976 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z seal n The seals were "pelted" by the sealers and skinned by the seal skinners. They were "townies" who could skin a seal pelt with three cuts of their big knives.separating the fat from the skin with two swipes of their knives. PRINTED ITEM GMS Mar 76 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Used I sile,soil,swale,swile,swoil(e),bay,harbour,harp,hood,old,square flipper,square a,young,bedlamer,dotard,ragged-jacket,saddleback,turner,white-coat,pelt n,sculp n;~bait/bat/cat/catcher/dart/fat/finger/hunt(er)/gun/hand/head(cod)/hole/killer/meadow/man/net Card not marked DNE-cit, but used. More collocations:~hunting/shot/skin(er)/soap/twine/vat/bird/penis/worm/frame/oil/pan/pass/patch;~fish/er(y)/ing;dog1;pup;cock,cod worm;snub1;blow hole;bobbing~;sealer1;fish killer Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
seal skinners
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description seal n The seals were "pelted" by the sealers and skinned by the seal skinners. They were "townies" who could skin a seal pelt with three cuts of their big knives.separating the fat from the skin with two swipes of their knives. PRINTED ITEM GMS Mar 76 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Used I sile,soil,swale,swile,swoil(e),bay,harbour,harp,hood,old,square flipper,square a,young,bedlamer,dotard,ragged-jacket,saddleback,turner,white-coat,pelt n,sculp n;~bait/bat/cat/catcher/dart/fat/finger/hunt(er)/gun/hand/head(cod)/hole/killer/meadow/man/net Card not marked DNE-cit, but used. More collocations:~hunting/shot/skin(er)/soap/twine/vat/bird/penis/worm/frame/oil/pan/pass/patch;~fish/er(y)/ing;dog1;pup;cock,cod worm;snub1;blow hole;bobbing~;sealer1;fish killer
format Manuscript
title seal skinners
title_short seal skinners
title_full seal skinners
title_fullStr seal skinners
title_full_unstemmed seal skinners
title_sort seal skinners
publishDate 1976
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39878
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation S
1976 Evening Telegram 19 Mar, p. 6
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14835
S_14835_seal n
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