_salting_; salted
salt v Salted for Labrador. Moderate use. Years ago when Nfld. schooners went to Labrador to fish, they had to put quite a lot of salt on their fish to keep it, 'til they returned, and on the market this type of heavy salted fish got the name Labrador fish. Now the above simile simply refers to...
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| Language: | English |
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1970
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52713 |
| Summary: | salt v Salted for Labrador. Moderate use. Years ago when Nfld. schooners went to Labrador to fish, they had to put quite a lot of salt on their fish to keep it, 'til they returned, and on the market this type of heavy salted fish got the name Labrador fish. Now the above simile simply refers to people who put a lot of salt on food etc. We say they are salting for Labrador. My grandfather, a former fisherman now 86 years old uses this often. DNE-cit. JH 12/70 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Used I The quote in the dictionary is a paritial quote and is sourced under " P 59-64". |
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