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
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46267
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/46267 2023-12-31T10:18:23+01:00 seal finger 1981/12/11 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46267 eng eng S 1957 _Can Med Assoc J_ lxxvi, 455 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14887 S_14887_seal n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46267 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 1981 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:39Z 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 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
seal finger
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description 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
format Manuscript
title seal finger
title_short seal finger
title_full seal finger
title_fullStr seal finger
title_full_unstemmed seal finger
title_sort seal finger
publishDate 1981
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46267
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
1957 _Can Med Assoc J_ lxxvi, 455
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14887
S_14887_seal n
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