seal n / seal fishery

seal n So remarkable was the seal 'fishery' (a natural and useful term, not least because, quite logically, if seals be fish they are not--for Catholic purposes--meat) that over time it has played and still plays a considerable role in the folklore and indeed the psychological make-up of N...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1987
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/41610
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Summary:seal n So remarkable was the seal 'fishery' (a natural and useful term, not least because, quite logically, if seals be fish they are not--for Catholic purposes--meat) that over time it has played and still plays a considerable role in the folklore and indeed the psychological make-up of Newfoundlanders. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G.M.Story Dec. 9 1987 WK [ Add to DNE seal n 4, to 1982 cite if needed; or else at _fish_] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Used Sup 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/hea 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