break v

break v This sunker now would break with the three big seas. When the big one would come. he'd always go in over the sunker [and land the boat]. PRINTED ITEM SUP I've seen this several times in recent years' reading. A possible refinement. The water doesn't break over the rocks,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1988
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5036
Description
Summary:break v This sunker now would break with the three big seas. When the big one would come. he'd always go in over the sunker [and land the boat]. PRINTED ITEM SUP I've seen this several times in recent years' reading. A possible refinement. The water doesn't break over the rocks, which seems the physical action. The rock 'acts on the water, it thrusts the water up and over.' Or 'it would emerge, become visible, thrust into sight.' WK APR 1 1988 Used I Used I 1 Used I Card is stamped SUP, but contents appear in DNE I.

Similar Items