American men

american n But the securest harbors are invariably indicated by a tall pyramid of stones, piled upon the highest point of land at their entrance. These beacons are called "American men," from their having been erected by the Yankee fishermen and are exceedingly useful to mariners . AUG 14...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1979
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4076
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/4076 2023-12-31T10:18:50+01:00 American men 1979/08/14 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4076 eng eng A [Lab Coast] 1861 Harper's xx ii, 590-1 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13237 A_13237_american n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4076 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 1979 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:25Z american n But the securest harbors are invariably indicated by a tall pyramid of stones, piled upon the highest point of land at their entrance. These beacons are called "American men," from their having been erected by the Yankee fishermen and are exceedingly useful to mariners . AUG 14 1979 Used I Used I Used I Naskopi, naked man, cairn Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Thu 31 Jul 2014 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
American men
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description american n But the securest harbors are invariably indicated by a tall pyramid of stones, piled upon the highest point of land at their entrance. These beacons are called "American men," from their having been erected by the Yankee fishermen and are exceedingly useful to mariners . AUG 14 1979 Used I Used I Used I Naskopi, naked man, cairn Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Thu 31 Jul 2014
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title American men
title_short American men
title_full American men
title_fullStr American men
title_full_unstemmed American men
title_sort american men
publishDate 1979
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4076
genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation A
[Lab Coast] 1861 Harper's xx ii, 590-1
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13237
A_13237_american n
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