lumpus

lumpus av .One of the hunters . put up his gun i.e. (took aim), fired and killed the deer. One of his friends . said: "Boy, did he, i.e. the deer, come down lumpus!" (He meant that the caribou 'dropped' into the ice very quickly) After that the pond was, and still is, called &quo...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49101
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Summary:lumpus av .One of the hunters . put up his gun i.e. (took aim), fired and killed the deer. One of his friends . said: "Boy, did he, i.e. the deer, come down lumpus!" (He meant that the caribou 'dropped' into the ice very quickly) After that the pond was, and still is, called "Lumpus Pond." [ "Inside the community of Williamsport, White Bay, there is a pond called "Lumpus Pond." This pond was probably named around a 100 years ago, 1860."] DNE-cit JH 8/71 Used I Used I Used I Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 13 Aug 2015