| Summary: | labrador n The traditions respecting the origin of the name 'Labrador' prevailing among the residents of the coast, many of whom occupy the sedentary seal fisheries of their ancestors, ascribe both the discovery of the country and its name to 'Labrador,' a Basque whaler, from the kingdon of Navarre, who penetrated as far as Labrador Bay, now called Bradore Bay, about the middle of the fifteenth century. In process of time, as this bay was much frequented by Basque fishermen, the whole coast became known by the name of the adventurous whaler who first visited it.* PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story JUN 1970 JH JUN 1970 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; fishery, floater 2, herring, indian, Montagnais,Naskapi, livyer, labradorman, planter, room, floater, station, stationer, larberdore, merchantable, Newfoundland dialect
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