| Summary: | shim n The name given to the wooden spoon which fishermen use to eat their food while out in their boats. They may be out hauling the trap or hand lining but the food is usually the same: stewed fish. The flat wooden "shim" is very convenient for eating such food. This word is [reverse] seldom used today except by fishermen and these are very few. The next generation will not know the name at all perhaps since fishing is becoming a thing of the past in my community. Yes DNE-cit DICT CEN. JW Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used shem, Shin, MUNDLE, SLICE, wedge. NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY.The source is not listed in DNE but the card is stamped as cited. Reverse of card at S_16076.
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