springs

spring2 n .many of the sealers reckon time not by dates.but by reference to certain springs. . They speak of "me t' irty-t' ree springs" as we might speak of so many years. Everything seems to be reckoned by springs. PRINTED ITEM W. Kirwin 2/77 JH 2/77 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Use...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1977
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46428
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Summary:spring2 n .many of the sealers reckon time not by dates.but by reference to certain springs. . They speak of "me t' irty-t' ree springs" as we might speak of so many years. Everything seems to be reckoned by springs. PRINTED ITEM W. Kirwin 2/77 JH 2/77 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I ~of the year/flask/hook/stick/heeled Jack 'a highwayman'/herring/salmon/o' the year/snare/legs/man/heel(ed) Jackson/avens/baiting/fish/fishery/herring/hunt/run/snowshoe/trip/var/vessel/weakness/winter, PATRICK, SHEILA, SNOTTY VAR, VAR, RUN, FALL HERRING, additional linked terms: SUMMER FISH(ERY), BAITING, SUMMER, (FISHING) SEASON, lose one's~,~business, ~bloom. The source is listed in DNE with only part of the citation on card but the card is not stamped.