sunkers

sunker n Newfoundland is of the sea. . . . Everywhere the hidden reefs and rocks (which are called, with dreadful explicitness, "sunkers") wait to rip the bellies of unwary vessels. Nevertheless these coasts are a true seaman's world, for the harbours and havens they offer are numberl...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/42032
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Summary:sunker n Newfoundland is of the sea. . . . Everywhere the hidden reefs and rocks (which are called, with dreadful explicitness, "sunkers") wait to rip the bellies of unwary vessels. Nevertheless these coasts are a true seaman's world, for the harbours and havens they offer are numberless. G. M. Story JAN 1970 JH 1/70 PRINTED ITEM Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used sunken rock, SUNKEN ROCK; BREAKER; GROUNDER

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