sheath n [DNE sheath]

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1987
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53312

sheath n With the acquisition of knives we started a ritual that must be as old as the seal hunt itself. 'Got to make a "shathe" for that knife now b'y,' Jacob told me. An ordinary leather sheath is not suitable for a sealing knife because it quickly soaks up blood, which freezes. A properly made (p. 43) wooden sheath is less porous and allows the blood to drain away through a small hole cut into the bottom. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G.M.Story WK NOV. 17 1987 [Consider for review of DNE sheath n entry] Following pages give an elaborate account of the making of a shathe, and its decoration. Good detail. Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used Sup sheath knife, shade* ~, shayt* ~, shaything ~, sheet ~, SCULPING KNIFE, shathe, knife. A part of the cited quotation on card is not in DNE.