steerings

stearin + ~ island v, 409 [Wilson's tern and arctic tern] are called 'steerings' by the settler --a name which their cry suggests. Some few small islands round the coasts of Newfoundland have been named 'Steering' Islands from the number of terns which breed on them, althoug...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Arctic
Arctic tern
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53078
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/53078 2023-12-31T10:03:28+01:00 steerings xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53078 eng eng S v, 409 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 20219 S_20219_stearin http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53078 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z stearin + ~ island v, 409 [Wilson's tern and arctic tern] are called 'steerings' by the settler --a name which their cry suggests. Some few small islands round the coasts of Newfoundland have been named 'Steering' Islands from the number of terns which breed on them, although the name suggest a nautical derivation. Used I Used I Used I stearine, stearing, stearn, steerin(e), steering, stern Source listed in DNE as 1870 Can Naturalist v, 409 Manuscript Arctic Arctic tern Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
steerings
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description stearin + ~ island v, 409 [Wilson's tern and arctic tern] are called 'steerings' by the settler --a name which their cry suggests. Some few small islands round the coasts of Newfoundland have been named 'Steering' Islands from the number of terns which breed on them, although the name suggest a nautical derivation. Used I Used I Used I stearine, stearing, stearn, steerin(e), steering, stern Source listed in DNE as 1870 Can Naturalist v, 409
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title steerings
title_short steerings
title_full steerings
title_fullStr steerings
title_full_unstemmed steerings
title_sort steerings
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genre Arctic
Arctic tern
Newfoundland
genre_facet Arctic
Arctic tern
Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation S
v, 409
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
20219
S_20219_stearin
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