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stake v They kill beavers by watching for, and shooting them; or, by staking their houses; the method of doing which I will endeavour to explain: They kill beavers by watching for, and shooting them; or, by staking their houses; the method of doing which I will endeavour to explain: If the pond, whe...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/50735 2023-12-31T10:19:35+01:00 staking 1973/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50735 eng eng S [1786] 1792 CARTWRIGHT Journal iii, 169 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 19891 S_19891_stake v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50735 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z stake v They kill beavers by watching for, and shooting them; or, by staking their houses; the method of doing which I will endeavour to explain: They kill beavers by watching for, and shooting them; or, by staking their houses; the method of doing which I will endeavour to explain: If the pond, where the beaver house is, be not capable of being drawn dry, they cut a hole through the roof of the house into the lodging, to discover the angles; they then run stakes through at the edge of the water, where the house is always soft, parallel to each other, across each angle, and so near together that no beaver can pass between. The stakes being all fitted in their places [over] [reverse] they draw them up to permit the beavers to return into the house, (the hole on the top being covered up so close as not to admit any light) and then hunt with their dogs, backwards and forwards, round the edges of the pond to discover where they have hid themselves under the hollow banks; taking es- pecial care, not to go near the house, until they can find them no longer any where else. They then approach it very cau- tiously, replace the stakes with the utmost expedition, throw the covering off the hole, and kill them with spears made for the purpose. When they have a canoe, they will drive the pond in the manner already described, without disturbing the house; and, when they suppose the beavers are all in, they place PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W.J. KIRWIN JAN 1973 JH JAN 1973 Used I Not used 1 Used I longer fence, stake driver, stake fence, stake maul, stake mail Reverse of card at S_19892 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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stake v They kill beavers by watching for, and shooting them; or, by staking their houses; the method of doing which I will endeavour to explain: They kill beavers by watching for, and shooting them; or, by staking their houses; the method of doing which I will endeavour to explain: If the pond, where the beaver house is, be not capable of being drawn dry, they cut a hole through the roof of the house into the lodging, to discover the angles; they then run stakes through at the edge of the water, where the house is always soft, parallel to each other, across each angle, and so near together that no beaver can pass between. The stakes being all fitted in their places [over] [reverse] they draw them up to permit the beavers to return into the house, (the hole on the top being covered up so close as not to admit any light) and then hunt with their dogs, backwards and forwards, round the edges of the pond to discover where they have hid themselves under the hollow banks; taking es- pecial care, not to go near the house, until they can find them no longer any where else. They then approach it very cau- tiously, replace the stakes with the utmost expedition, throw the covering off the hole, and kill them with spears made for the purpose. When they have a canoe, they will drive the pond in the manner already described, without disturbing the house; and, when they suppose the beavers are all in, they place PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W.J. KIRWIN JAN 1973 JH JAN 1973 Used I Not used 1 Used I longer fence, stake driver, stake fence, stake maul, stake mail Reverse of card at S_19892 |
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