Mosies

Mosies 'Would you also describe the boats that were in use during the early, and probably late, 19th century, known as "Mosies", giving their approximate size, rig, if any, and whether decked or not. I am inclined to think that the name "Bulley" or "Bully" displace...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1967
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50910
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/50910 2023-12-31T10:19:24+01:00 Mosies 1967/03/18 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50910 eng eng M Walter White (letter to N.C.Crewe) March 18,1967 Trinity References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15850 M_15850_Mosies http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50910 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 1967 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z Mosies 'Would you also describe the boats that were in use during the early, and probably late, 19th century, known as "Mosies", giving their approximate size, rig, if any, and whether decked or not. I am inclined to think that the name "Bulley" or "Bully" displaced the name "Mosies". I have not yet seen the singular of Mosies. I suppose it could be Mosey. Here is a part entry from one of Slade's journals: ".raining in the evening - some fish obtained by the mosies in the bight, and skiffs from across the bay." The entry is dated Friday 19th June 1829. See cited quotation. PRINTED ITEM Not used Not used Withdrawn [see 'Mozey'] Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Mosies
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description Mosies 'Would you also describe the boats that were in use during the early, and probably late, 19th century, known as "Mosies", giving their approximate size, rig, if any, and whether decked or not. I am inclined to think that the name "Bulley" or "Bully" displaced the name "Mosies". I have not yet seen the singular of Mosies. I suppose it could be Mosey. Here is a part entry from one of Slade's journals: ".raining in the evening - some fish obtained by the mosies in the bight, and skiffs from across the bay." The entry is dated Friday 19th June 1829. See cited quotation. PRINTED ITEM Not used Not used Withdrawn [see 'Mozey']
format Manuscript
title Mosies
title_short Mosies
title_full Mosies
title_fullStr Mosies
title_full_unstemmed Mosies
title_sort mosies
publishDate 1967
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50910
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 M
Walter White (letter to N.C.Crewe)
March 18,1967 Trinity
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15850
M_15850_Mosies
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