steam jenny

steam n STEAM JENNY Steam jenny: device used in shipyards to force steam into planks or timbers in order to make them flexible. "Well, a steam jenny is a machine that uses oil and is, has a nozzle, something the same as on your oil burner, which is making the flame and, of course, this is boili...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1987
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49366
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/49366 2023-12-31T10:19:31+01:00 steam jenny 1987/12/1 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49366 eng eng S Reuben Carpenter 24 November 1983 at Port Union Informant: Master boat builder Reuben Carpenter of Port Union; born 21 June 1911 at Little Catalina. Interviewer: David A. Taylor, Dept. of Folklore MUNFLA acc. no.: F6785c/C6709 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 20215 S_20215_steam n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49366 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 1987 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z steam n STEAM JENNY Steam jenny: device used in shipyards to force steam into planks or timbers in order to make them flexible. "Well, a steam jenny is a machine that uses oil and is, has a nozzle, something the same as on your oil burner, which is making the flame and, of course, this is boiling the water, and you got to keep the water going into it. And this creates the steam so you can put that steam, hook that right into your steam box, and it works real well." Informant: Master boat builder Reuben Carpenter of Port Union; born 21 June 1911 at Little Catalina. over--- [reverse] Date of interview: 24 November 1983 at Port Union. Interviewer: David A. Taylor, Dept. of Folklore MUNFLA acc. no.: F6785c/C6709 If useful, will assign number DNE Sup DEC 1 1987 WK G. M. Story over- Used I and Sup Used Sup Used I Source listed in DNE as P 284-85, Reverse of card at S_20216 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
steam jenny
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description steam n STEAM JENNY Steam jenny: device used in shipyards to force steam into planks or timbers in order to make them flexible. "Well, a steam jenny is a machine that uses oil and is, has a nozzle, something the same as on your oil burner, which is making the flame and, of course, this is boiling the water, and you got to keep the water going into it. And this creates the steam so you can put that steam, hook that right into your steam box, and it works real well." Informant: Master boat builder Reuben Carpenter of Port Union; born 21 June 1911 at Little Catalina. over--- [reverse] Date of interview: 24 November 1983 at Port Union. Interviewer: David A. Taylor, Dept. of Folklore MUNFLA acc. no.: F6785c/C6709 If useful, will assign number DNE Sup DEC 1 1987 WK G. M. Story over- Used I and Sup Used Sup Used I Source listed in DNE as P 284-85, Reverse of card at S_20216
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title steam jenny
title_short steam jenny
title_full steam jenny
title_fullStr steam jenny
title_full_unstemmed steam jenny
title_sort steam jenny
publishDate 1987
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49366
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation S
Reuben Carpenter 24 November 1983 at Port Union
Informant: Master boat builder Reuben Carpenter of Port Union; born 21 June 1911 at Little Catalina. Interviewer: David A. Taylor, Dept. of Folklore MUNFLA acc. no.: F6785c/C6709
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
20215
S_20215_steam n
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