To Ballase

ballast (v) This word can mean to throw stones or rocks at a person. "He ballased the house." Schooners coming home without a cargo come in ballase. Rocks are placed in the hold to keep the schooner steady in the sea. These rocks are called "_ballast_". This word is quite common...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1966
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5113
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/5113 2023-12-31T10:19:06+01:00 To Ballase 1966/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5113 eng eng B Leonard Williams. Grand Bank. January 1966 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 1853 B_1853_ballast (v) http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5113 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 1966 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:37Z ballast (v) This word can mean to throw stones or rocks at a person. "He ballased the house." Schooners coming home without a cargo come in ballase. Rocks are placed in the hold to keep the schooner steady in the sea. These rocks are called "_ballast_". This word is quite common in Grand Bank. DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I [see 'croosin', 'croostin', 'balish', 'ballast', 'balish'] LP: Scanned and additional information added by Leslie Pierce on 25 August 2008. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
To Ballase
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description ballast (v) This word can mean to throw stones or rocks at a person. "He ballased the house." Schooners coming home without a cargo come in ballase. Rocks are placed in the hold to keep the schooner steady in the sea. These rocks are called "_ballast_". This word is quite common in Grand Bank. DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I [see 'croosin', 'croostin', 'balish', 'ballast', 'balish'] LP: Scanned and additional information added by Leslie Pierce on 25 August 2008.
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title_short To Ballase
title_full To Ballase
title_fullStr To Ballase
title_full_unstemmed To Ballase
title_sort to ballase
publishDate 1966
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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 B
Leonard Williams. Grand Bank. January 1966
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
1853
B_1853_ballast (v)
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