SLIPS

slip n 1. On Saturday I want you to come out in the woods to help me check my slips. 2. wire snares tied to a small strong stick in a rabbit run for the purpose of catching the rabbit. The rabbit runs into the snare and becomes caught by the neck, eventually being strangled. Yes DNE-cit DNE-cit This...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/55877
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Summary:slip n 1. On Saturday I want you to come out in the woods to help me check my slips. 2. wire snares tied to a small strong stick in a rabbit run for the purpose of catching the rabbit. The rabbit runs into the snare and becomes caught by the neck, eventually being strangled. Yes DNE-cit DNE-cit This word was picked up from subject's father who originally came from Moreton's Harbour. J. D. A. WIDDOWSON COLLECTOR'S PERMANENT FILE Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I ~place, ~shod(s) Cited quotation partially used in DNE.

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