spot o' swiles; spot of seals

spot n A "spot o' swiles," close beset by enemies and caught in nipped ice where the bobbing holes and rifters have been closed up, will sometimes gather in a bunch, by their combined weight break the ice, and escape. 97 Gulls and other sea fowl relish these "whelping bags",...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1977
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/49353 2023-12-31T10:19:14+01:00 spot o' swiles; spot of seals 1977/02/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49353 eng eng S 1924 ENGLAND Vikings 94, 97 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 18953 S_18953_spot n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49353 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 1977 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z spot n A "spot o' swiles," close beset by enemies and caught in nipped ice where the bobbing holes and rifters have been closed up, will sometimes gather in a bunch, by their combined weight break the ice, and escape. 97 Gulls and other sea fowl relish these "whelping bags", and spots of seal are sometimes located by flocks of birds. PRINTED ITEM W.Kirwin 2/77 JH 2/77 Used I and Sup Not used Not used PATCH, SCULL, SHOAL�, GROUND, spot buoy, MARK(ER) BUOY 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
spot o' swiles; spot of seals
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description spot n A "spot o' swiles," close beset by enemies and caught in nipped ice where the bobbing holes and rifters have been closed up, will sometimes gather in a bunch, by their combined weight break the ice, and escape. 97 Gulls and other sea fowl relish these "whelping bags", and spots of seal are sometimes located by flocks of birds. PRINTED ITEM W.Kirwin 2/77 JH 2/77 Used I and Sup Not used Not used PATCH, SCULL, SHOAL�, GROUND, spot buoy, MARK(ER) BUOY
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title spot o' swiles; spot of seals
title_short spot o' swiles; spot of seals
title_full spot o' swiles; spot of seals
title_fullStr spot o' swiles; spot of seals
title_full_unstemmed spot o' swiles; spot of seals
title_sort spot o' swiles; spot of seals
publishDate 1977
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49353
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
1924 ENGLAND Vikings 94, 97
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
18953
S_18953_spot n
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