lumper

lumper n helper or substitute. Used in the days of the Banking Fleet. When a fisherman wised to go home to see his family he would hire someone to work for him washing the fish, which was stored in the hold of the vessel. The person hired was commonly known as a LUMPER. [over] [reverse] Although we...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51250
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/51250 2023-12-31T10:19:23+01:00 lumper 1972/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51250 eng eng L R.G.Noseworthy, 65-9Ms Fortune Bay References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14212 L_14212_lumper n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51250 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 1972 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:34Z lumper n helper or substitute. Used in the days of the Banking Fleet. When a fisherman wised to go home to see his family he would hire someone to work for him washing the fish, which was stored in the hold of the vessel. The person hired was commonly known as a LUMPER. [over] [reverse] Although we excerpted R.G.Noseworthy's thesis, we have no card for 'lumper' or 'lumpering'. Either he did not use the words, or the excerpter overlooked it. -JH DNE-cit JH 6/72 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 26 Jun 2015, Reverse of card at L_14213, stamped but not used, refiled: check excel spreadsheet Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
lumper
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description lumper n helper or substitute. Used in the days of the Banking Fleet. When a fisherman wised to go home to see his family he would hire someone to work for him washing the fish, which was stored in the hold of the vessel. The person hired was commonly known as a LUMPER. [over] [reverse] Although we excerpted R.G.Noseworthy's thesis, we have no card for 'lumper' or 'lumpering'. Either he did not use the words, or the excerpter overlooked it. -JH DNE-cit JH 6/72 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 26 Jun 2015, Reverse of card at L_14213, stamped but not used, refiled: check excel spreadsheet
format Manuscript
title lumper
title_short lumper
title_full lumper
title_fullStr lumper
title_full_unstemmed lumper
title_sort lumper
publishDate 1972
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51250
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 L
R.G.Noseworthy, 65-9Ms
Fortune Bay
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14212
L_14212_lumper n
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