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sealer 1 n In the spring of this year, about 150 sail of sealers were beset off this harbour. They were frozen in from Easter Sunday (March 2) till May. The crews, 1500 men, used to walk five or six miles over the ice to shore, and the inhabitants were obliged to feed them.A great many vessels were...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/43545 2023-12-31T10:19:24+01:00 sealers 1979/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43545 eng eng S 1865 CAMPBELL American Tramp 113 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14946 S_14946_sealer 1 n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43545 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 2023-12-04T11:29:37Z sealer 1 n In the spring of this year, about 150 sail of sealers were beset off this harbour. They were frozen in from Easter Sunday (March 2) till May. The crews, 1500 men, used to walk five or six miles over the ice to shore, and the inhabitants were obliged to feed them.A great many vessels were crushed and wrecked.,, One vessel was forced up on a large pan of ice, and floated past St. John's; a steamer was sent after her, and she was rescued near Cape Race. PRINTED ITEM W Kirwin 1/79 JH 1/79 Used I Used I 1 Not used siler,soiler,swiler,swoiler,LANDSMAN. Source is not listed. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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sealer 1 n In the spring of this year, about 150 sail of sealers were beset off this harbour. They were frozen in from Easter Sunday (March 2) till May. The crews, 1500 men, used to walk five or six miles over the ice to shore, and the inhabitants were obliged to feed them.A great many vessels were crushed and wrecked.,, One vessel was forced up on a large pan of ice, and floated past St. John's; a steamer was sent after her, and she was rescued near Cape Race. PRINTED ITEM W Kirwin 1/79 JH 1/79 Used I Used I 1 Not used siler,soiler,swiler,swoiler,LANDSMAN. Source is not listed. |
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