lop (n)

lop 2 n [PT] We go down every night, when we could cross the river.But sometimes you couldn't cross. The _ the lop 'd break up th'ice, the wind would, but she'd catch over again. Yes (swell of water ??? NB on river here,not sea) J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Used I and Sup Used I a...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50332
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Summary:lop 2 n [PT] We go down every night, when we could cross the river.But sometimes you couldn't cross. The _ the lop 'd break up th'ice, the wind would, but she'd catch over again. Yes (swell of water ??? NB on river here,not sea) J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not Used tumble, have a lop on, stir up a lop in a piggin Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 10 Aug 2015

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