sile/* soil* (seal)

seal n An' there was a thunderin' fine sile/ soil* into her,boy,in the net. (interesting halfway stage between _seal_ and _swile_. See ERS's note on _Seal Cove_ etc) Yes DNE-cit JUL 1973 J. D. A. WIDDOWSON (* = my spelling) [~shot, ~skin, ~skinner, ~soap, ~twine, ~vat, vat, ~bird, ~pe...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53501
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Summary:seal n An' there was a thunderin' fine sile/ soil* into her,boy,in the net. (interesting halfway stage between _seal_ and _swile_. See ERS's note on _Seal Cove_ etc) Yes DNE-cit JUL 1973 J. D. A. WIDDOWSON (* = my spelling) [~shot, ~skin, ~skinner, ~soap, ~twine, ~vat, vat, ~bird, ~penis, cock, ~worm, cod worm, ~frame, frame] squid finger, water pup, ~fish, ~fisher, ~fishery, ~hunt, ~fishing, ~gun, ~ing gun, ~hand, ~head, ~-head cod, snub1, ~hole, blow hole, bobbing~ , ~hunter, sealer1, ~hunting, ~killer, fish killer, ~meadow, ~man, ~net, ~oil, ~pan, ~pass, ~patch, ~pelt Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I sile, soil, swale, swile, swoil(e), bay, harbour, harp, hood, old, square filpper, square a, young, bedlamer, dotard, ragged-jacket, saddleback, turner, white-coat, pelt n, sculp n, ~bait, ~bat, bat, ~cat, ~catcher, ~dart, dart n, dog1, ~fat, ~finger Source listed in DNE as T 141/68-65 2. Not all collocations fit in field.