slob ice

slob n . the ice along the seacoast forms a solid highway upon which the inhabitants travel on dog-sledges. the breadth of this strip of solid ice along the eastern coast every winter is from twenty to twenty-five miles, while outside of this is the loose "slob" ice, which drifts back and...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/54798
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Summary:slob n . the ice along the seacoast forms a solid highway upon which the inhabitants travel on dog-sledges. the breadth of this strip of solid ice along the eastern coast every winter is from twenty to twenty-five miles, while outside of this is the loose "slob" ice, which drifts back and forth with the winds and tides, varies greatly in thickness and density, and may extend fifty or more miles out to sea. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story AUG 1970 JH AUG 1970 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used I slop, slub, slob ice, SISH, slob gull, slob hauler, slop ~, slob water