seal finger

seal n Seal finger or speck finger( Scandinavian blubber-finger) is the idiomatic name for a severe type of finger infection found in seal hunters and workers in the seal fishery. The finger infections which are common among Newfo undland fishermen and lobstermen do not resemble seal finger. Seal ki...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1981
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46267
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Summary:seal n Seal finger or speck finger( Scandinavian blubber-finger) is the idiomatic name for a severe type of finger infection found in seal hunters and workers in the seal fishery. The finger infections which are common among Newfo undland fishermen and lobstermen do not resemble seal finger. Seal killing is seasonal in Newfoundland, and so is the crop of seal fingers. DEC 11 1981 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Used I sile,soil,swale,swile,swoil(e),bay,harbour,harp,hood,old,square flipper,square a,young,bedlamer,dotard,ragged-jacket,saddleback,turner,white-coat,pelt n,sculp n;~bait/bat/cat/catcher/dart/fat/finger/hunt(er)/gun/hand/hea More collocations:~hunting/shot/skin(er)/soap/twine/vat/bird/penis/worm/frame/oil/pan/pass/patch;~fish/er(y)/ing;dog1;pup;cock,cod worm;snub1;blow hole;bobbing~;sealer1;fish killer