smell bottles
smell n 117. Have often seen these crops placed on the tops of ovens. The crop of a partridge or grouse gives off a very pleasant odor of balsam when dry, because they are generally full of birch and other buds. In Notre Dame Bay, they were often called 'smell bottles'. JH 5/76 Used I Not...
Format: | Manuscript |
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Language: | English |
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1976
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50225 |
Summary: | smell n 117. Have often seen these crops placed on the tops of ovens. The crop of a partridge or grouse gives off a very pleasant odor of balsam when dry, because they are generally full of birch and other buds. In Notre Dame Bay, they were often called 'smell bottles'. JH 5/76 Used I Not used Withdrawn smell bottle, smelling ~ , smell-smock, BOG LILY Checked by Raji Sreeni on Mon 24 Aug 2015 |
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