swordfish

swordfish n Killer whales are seen along the coast from late July until September. They follow white whales and other large sea mammals close to the coast, but they do not travel beyond the mouths of bays. The local term for males is swordfish, and the term for females is thrasher. Swordfish travel...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1979
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46120
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/46120 2023-12-31T10:19:28+01:00 swordfish 1979/10/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46120 eng eng S 1977 _Inuit Land_ Use 258 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 21695 S_21695_swordfish n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46120 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 2023-12-04T11:29:39Z swordfish n Killer whales are seen along the coast from late July until September. They follow white whales and other large sea mammals close to the coast, but they do not travel beyond the mouths of bays. The local term for males is swordfish, and the term for females is thrasher. Swordfish travel in pairs but thrashers are usually seen in schools of five to eight animals. Swordfish and thrashers hunt their prey together. The swordfish dives deep under the whale and comes up under the belly; and at the same time, the thrasher jumps on the whale's back. Swordfish kill the whale and just cut the tongue out and leave the rest of the whale. Thrashers feed on the tongue too. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W Kirwin 10/79 JH 10/79 Used I Used I Used I Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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swordfish
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description swordfish n Killer whales are seen along the coast from late July until September. They follow white whales and other large sea mammals close to the coast, but they do not travel beyond the mouths of bays. The local term for males is swordfish, and the term for females is thrasher. Swordfish travel in pairs but thrashers are usually seen in schools of five to eight animals. Swordfish and thrashers hunt their prey together. The swordfish dives deep under the whale and comes up under the belly; and at the same time, the thrasher jumps on the whale's back. Swordfish kill the whale and just cut the tongue out and leave the rest of the whale. Thrashers feed on the tongue too. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W Kirwin 10/79 JH 10/79 Used I Used I Used I
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title_short swordfish
title_full swordfish
title_fullStr swordfish
title_full_unstemmed swordfish
title_sort swordfish
publishDate 1979
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1977 _Inuit Land_ Use 258
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
21695
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