_the_ Labrador

labrador n Labrador was nearly always referred to as "the Labrador". "They've gone to the Labrador." "The ship is stuck in the ice on 'the Labrador'." [Possibly meaning the Labrador shore or the Labrador coast] JH JH 2/70 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 N...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52869
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Summary:labrador n Labrador was nearly always referred to as "the Labrador". "They've gone to the Labrador." "The ship is stuck in the ice on 'the Labrador'." [Possibly meaning the Labrador shore or the Labrador coast] JH JH 2/70 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used laborador, labradore, larbadore, coast of ~, (down) on (the) ~, Canadian-Labrador, ~ curlew/coast/deer-mouse/duck/flying squirrel/herring/horned owl/jay/jumping mouse/martin/muskrat/polar bear/porqupine/red fox/sable/savannah sparrow/seal/shrew/vole/ Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 29 Jun 2015; Newfoundland dance, northern fishery, floater 2, herring, indian, Montagnais,Naskapi, livyer, labradorman, planter, room, floater, station, stationer, larberdore, merchantable, Newfoundland dialect