sealing gun

sealing vbl n But the old sealing gun had its day, and held a proud position in the planter's house before the breech-loader and modern rifle supplanted it. It was usually from six to seven feet long, and required "a man' to hold it out straight when using it. A man who owned a good s...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1965
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43130
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/43130 2023-12-31T10:19:29+01:00 sealing gun 1965/01/14 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43130 eng eng S 1909 ANNUAL 12 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15039 S_15039_sealing vbl n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43130 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 1965 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z sealing vbl n But the old sealing gun had its day, and held a proud position in the planter's house before the breech-loader and modern rifle supplanted it. It was usually from six to seven feet long, and required "a man' to hold it out straight when using it. A man who owned a good sealing gun, and knew how to fire it shooting seals and sea-birds, was held in high estimation. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W.J.KIRWIN JAN 14 1965 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I swaling, swiling, swoiling, SPOTTER,HAULING-ROPE,TOWv, S'ilun, ~ rope/adventure/VOYAGE/bat/berth/capstan/captain/master/craft/crew/ The source is listed as 1909 Christmas Annual 12 in DNE.More collocations:~ dog/flag/fleet/gaff/ground/gun/house/ice/master/net/owner/plane/post/pound/punt/racket/schooner/season/ship/skiff/skipper/spring/steamer/ticket/time/vessel/boat/gun/plant Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
sealing gun
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description sealing vbl n But the old sealing gun had its day, and held a proud position in the planter's house before the breech-loader and modern rifle supplanted it. It was usually from six to seven feet long, and required "a man' to hold it out straight when using it. A man who owned a good sealing gun, and knew how to fire it shooting seals and sea-birds, was held in high estimation. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W.J.KIRWIN JAN 14 1965 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I swaling, swiling, swoiling, SPOTTER,HAULING-ROPE,TOWv, S'ilun, ~ rope/adventure/VOYAGE/bat/berth/capstan/captain/master/craft/crew/ The source is listed as 1909 Christmas Annual 12 in DNE.More collocations:~ dog/flag/fleet/gaff/ground/gun/house/ice/master/net/owner/plane/post/pound/punt/racket/schooner/season/ship/skiff/skipper/spring/steamer/ticket/time/vessel/boat/gun/plant
format Manuscript
title sealing gun
title_short sealing gun
title_full sealing gun
title_fullStr sealing gun
title_full_unstemmed sealing gun
title_sort sealing gun
publishDate 1965
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43130
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
1909 ANNUAL 12
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15039
S_15039_sealing vbl n
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