sunker

sunker n A rock which lies just below the surface of the sea. Also a term used to describe the foundations of a wharf. "Yes Bill boy we jus missed that sunker off the norder side of the Jerseyman head". "He hooked his boat on to the sunker and climbed the ladder to the wharf." DN...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40091
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/40091 2023-12-31T10:19:10+01:00 sunker 1973/05/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40091 eng eng S T. Hollett - 88 yrs. old Spencer's Cove, PB References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 21340 S_21340_sunker n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40091 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:25Z sunker n A rock which lies just below the surface of the sea. Also a term used to describe the foundations of a wharf. "Yes Bill boy we jus missed that sunker off the norder side of the Jerseyman head". "He hooked his boat on to the sunker and climbed the ladder to the wharf." DNE-cit R. Hollett MAY 1973 JH MAY 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used sunken rock, SUNKEN ROCK; BREAKER; GROUNDER 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
sunker
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description sunker n A rock which lies just below the surface of the sea. Also a term used to describe the foundations of a wharf. "Yes Bill boy we jus missed that sunker off the norder side of the Jerseyman head". "He hooked his boat on to the sunker and climbed the ladder to the wharf." DNE-cit R. Hollett MAY 1973 JH MAY 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used sunken rock, SUNKEN ROCK; BREAKER; GROUNDER
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title sunker
title_short sunker
title_full sunker
title_fullStr sunker
title_full_unstemmed sunker
title_sort sunker
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40091
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
T. Hollett - 88 yrs. old
Spencer's Cove, PB
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
21340
S_21340_sunker n
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