ballase

ballast (v) 11. (rhymes with Dallas) 1. to throw. The expression "bassing" is used more often. "We were bassin' stones at a gull." - Mr. A. Thomas, St. John's 2. Weight carried in a boat to prevent it from rolling in heavy seas. . . . Vessels going north used coarse sal...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5531
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/5531 2023-12-31T10:19:11+01:00 ballase 1973/03/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5531 eng eng B Marguerite Gosse, Q 71 D Mrs. A. Thomas, Mrs. L. Driscoll Southern Shore St. John's References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 1863 B_1863_ballast (v) http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5531 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z ballast (v) 11. (rhymes with Dallas) 1. to throw. The expression "bassing" is used more often. "We were bassin' stones at a gull." - Mr. A. Thomas, St. John's 2. Weight carried in a boat to prevent it from rolling in heavy seas. . . . Vessels going north used coarse salt for ballase. The salt would also be used to preserve the fish they caught. Mrs. L. Driscoll, S. Shore W.J. KIRWIN MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 Used I Used I Not used LP: Scanned and additional information added by Leslie Pierce on 3 September 2008. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
ballase
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description ballast (v) 11. (rhymes with Dallas) 1. to throw. The expression "bassing" is used more often. "We were bassin' stones at a gull." - Mr. A. Thomas, St. John's 2. Weight carried in a boat to prevent it from rolling in heavy seas. . . . Vessels going north used coarse salt for ballase. The salt would also be used to preserve the fish they caught. Mrs. L. Driscoll, S. Shore W.J. KIRWIN MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 Used I Used I Not used LP: Scanned and additional information added by Leslie Pierce on 3 September 2008.
format Manuscript
title ballase
title_short ballase
title_full ballase
title_fullStr ballase
title_full_unstemmed ballase
title_sort ballase
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5531
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation B
Marguerite Gosse, Q 71 D
Mrs. A. Thomas, Mrs. L. Driscoll Southern Shore St. John's
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
1863
B_1863_ballast (v)
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