screecher

screecher n Sometimes a seal in this stage is unwilling to take the water because its pelt gets sunburned and so tender that it tears. I have seen/"burned" skins that could be ripped with the finger. A sunburned seal, if forced down, will sometimes cry with pain of contact with the cold br...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50283
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/50283 2023-12-31T10:19:09+01:00 screecher 1976/10/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50283 eng eng S 1924 ENGLAND Vikings 100-1 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14096 S_14096_screecher n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50283 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 1976 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:27Z screecher n Sometimes a seal in this stage is unwilling to take the water because its pelt gets sunburned and so tender that it tears. I have seen/"burned" skins that could be ripped with the finger. A sunburned seal, if forced down, will sometimes cry with pain of contact with the cold brine; such a one is called a "screecher." PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN OCT 1976 JH OCT 1976 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used bleater Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection 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
screecher
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description screecher n Sometimes a seal in this stage is unwilling to take the water because its pelt gets sunburned and so tender that it tears. I have seen/"burned" skins that could be ripped with the finger. A sunburned seal, if forced down, will sometimes cry with pain of contact with the cold brine; such a one is called a "screecher." PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN OCT 1976 JH OCT 1976 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used bleater
format Manuscript
title screecher
title_short screecher
title_full screecher
title_fullStr screecher
title_full_unstemmed screecher
title_sort screecher
publishDate 1976
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50283
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 100-1
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14096
S_14096_screecher n
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