sheath n [DNE sheath]
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 fr...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/53312 2023-12-31T10:19:29+01:00 sheath n [DNE sheath] 1987/11/17 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53312 eng eng S 1984 WRIGHT 42-3 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15853 S_15853_sheath n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53312 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 1987 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z 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. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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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. |
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S 1984 WRIGHT 42-3 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15853 S_15853_sheath n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53312 |
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