auk

ouk int "What are auks?" asked Allie. "They belong to the lowest order of the water birds, and are very rare in any other part of the globe than in regions similar to those we are in at present," said Mr. Jacobs. 80 "The true water birds of North America are divided into fou...

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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/4028
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/4028 2023-12-31T10:19:28+01:00 auk 1978/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4028 eng eng A 1888 STEARNS Wrecked on Labrador 79,80 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14294 A_14294_ouk int http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4028 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 2023-12-04T11:29:25Z ouk int "What are auks?" asked Allie. "They belong to the lowest order of the water birds, and are very rare in any other part of the globe than in regions similar to those we are in at present," said Mr. Jacobs. 80 "The true water birds of North America are divided into four orders.The auks comprise the lowest family of the order.they are the least perfectly developed. The wings.are shut, and incapable of long-continued flight; the tail is small; and the legs set upon the remote part (over) [reverse] of the body, so they seldom fly far, and live exclusively in the water, being unable to walk on land. PRINTED ITEM W.J. KIRWIN JAN 1978 JH JAN 1978 Used I and Sup Used I Not used ak Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 08 Sep 2014; Reverse side of A_13602 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
auk
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description ouk int "What are auks?" asked Allie. "They belong to the lowest order of the water birds, and are very rare in any other part of the globe than in regions similar to those we are in at present," said Mr. Jacobs. 80 "The true water birds of North America are divided into four orders.The auks comprise the lowest family of the order.they are the least perfectly developed. The wings.are shut, and incapable of long-continued flight; the tail is small; and the legs set upon the remote part (over) [reverse] of the body, so they seldom fly far, and live exclusively in the water, being unable to walk on land. PRINTED ITEM W.J. KIRWIN JAN 1978 JH JAN 1978 Used I and Sup Used I Not used ak Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 08 Sep 2014; Reverse side of A_13602
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title_short auk
title_full auk
title_fullStr auk
title_full_unstemmed auk
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1888 STEARNS Wrecked on Labrador 79,80
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14294
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