bow

bow2 n Some of the men,[sealers] in addition, carry a long sealing-gun on their shoulders. These are the "bow" or "after gunners," who are marksmen to shoot old seals, or others that cannot be reached with the "gaff." These men rank before the "bat-men," and o...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5273
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/5273 2023-12-31T10:19:10+01:00 bow 1970/09/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5273 eng eng B 1873 _Maritime Monthly_ i, 254 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 5066 B_5066_bow2 n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5273 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 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:37Z bow2 n Some of the men,[sealers] in addition, carry a long sealing-gun on their shoulders. These are the "bow" or "after gunners," who are marksmen to shoot old seals, or others that cannot be reached with the "gaff." These men rank before the "bat-men," and obtain a trifling remuneration a dditional by the remission of their"berth money." See cited quotation. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [-]HARVEY Seal Hunters[-] W. J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 JH SEP 1970 Used I Used I Used I Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description bow2 n Some of the men,[sealers] in addition, carry a long sealing-gun on their shoulders. These are the "bow" or "after gunners," who are marksmen to shoot old seals, or others that cannot be reached with the "gaff." These men rank before the "bat-men," and obtain a trifling remuneration a dditional by the remission of their"berth money." See cited quotation. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [-]HARVEY Seal Hunters[-] W. J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 JH SEP 1970 Used I Used I Used I
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1873 _Maritime Monthly_ i, 254
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
5066
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