blubbers

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1971
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4612

blubber n .Caught.also 2 species of what the seamen call Blubbers 16 (4) the one roundish & Transparent with his Edges a little Fringed the inside is hollow adorned with 4 little Clusters of Red spots within the Transparent 12 substance Possibly Eggs from the Center Proceeds 4 feelers spotted from their Bases with Longish red Spots & each Edged on the upperr side with 2 thin Membranes the (1) other is Conical & hollow the outer Part Transparent the inner covered by a thin _______ 16 Blubber is a common nautical term for jellyfish; the first of htese may have been a species of _Pelagia_; the second description applies to several genera. (over) [see 'jellyfish'] [reverse] Coat of Reddish Purple which Runs up beyond the top of the Holow Part in a line not unlike the footstalk of some Fruit the Bottom Edge seems to be broke by some accident PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story OCT 1971 JH OCT 1971 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn jellyfish Withdrawn but no stamp; Reverse side of B_11424