screecher
screecher n This is the name given to a baby seal which has lost its mother and has survived by eating Snow & Ice. The seal is only about half the size of the regular harp seal when it is a month old. It changes its coat taking on the appearance of the regular harp seal but does not grow mainly...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/47756 2023-12-31T10:07:41+01:00 screecher 1970/08/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/47756 eng eng S Bobbie Fillier, Eng. 340/70 FL 70-12/193 Englee References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14092 S_14092_screecher n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/47756 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 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z screecher n This is the name given to a baby seal which has lost its mother and has survived by eating Snow & Ice. The seal is only about half the size of the regular harp seal when it is a month old. It changes its coat taking on the appearance of the regular harp seal but does not grow mainly because of lack of nourishment. It is called a screecher because it is always bawling for its mother. The seal hunter would rarely bother to kill a Screecher. DNE-cit JH AUG 1970 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I bleater Source listed in DNE as C 70-12. Manuscript Harp Seal Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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English |
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English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador |
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English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador screecher |
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English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador |
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screecher n This is the name given to a baby seal which has lost its mother and has survived by eating Snow & Ice. The seal is only about half the size of the regular harp seal when it is a month old. It changes its coat taking on the appearance of the regular harp seal but does not grow mainly because of lack of nourishment. It is called a screecher because it is always bawling for its mother. The seal hunter would rarely bother to kill a Screecher. DNE-cit JH AUG 1970 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I bleater Source listed in DNE as C 70-12. |
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screecher |
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screecher |
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screecher |
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screecher |
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screecher |
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screecher |
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1970 |
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Harp Seal Newfoundland |
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Harp Seal Newfoundland |
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Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore |
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S Bobbie Fillier, Eng. 340/70 FL 70-12/193 Englee References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14092 S_14092_screecher n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/47756 |
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