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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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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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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 |
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1976 |
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Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore |
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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 |
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