launched off

lanch v When some of the outports were "closed out"," the people refused to abandon their houses and shifted them [by setting them afloat and towing them across open water] in just this way. Scores of houses were "launched off"," and one of the most remarkable sights I...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/54263
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/54263 2023-12-31T10:19:16+01:00 launched off 1970/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/54263 eng eng L 1969 MOWAT & DE VISSER The Rock 49 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14635 L_14635_lanch v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/54263 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 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:38Z lanch v When some of the outports were "closed out"," the people refused to abandon their houses and shifted them [by setting them afloat and towing them across open water] in just this way. Scores of houses were "launched off"," and one of the most remarkable sights I have ever seen was a flotilla of such houses being towed by a gaggle of little motor-boats. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story JAN 1970 JH 1/70 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I launch, lubbock, drum v 2 Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 08 Jul 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
launched off
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description lanch v When some of the outports were "closed out"," the people refused to abandon their houses and shifted them [by setting them afloat and towing them across open water] in just this way. Scores of houses were "launched off"," and one of the most remarkable sights I have ever seen was a flotilla of such houses being towed by a gaggle of little motor-boats. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story JAN 1970 JH 1/70 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I launch, lubbock, drum v 2 Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 08 Jul 2015
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title_fullStr launched off
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1969 MOWAT & DE VISSER The Rock 49
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14635
L_14635_lanch v
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