snow-knife

snow-knife The spot having been selected for a camp, the Eskimo tests an adjacent snowbank with his boots to see if it has the requisite firmness, or he thrusts his long snow-knife ([PT]) . . . into it. [building of snow-house] PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story JAN 1971 JH JAN 1971 Not used Not used W...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
eskimo*
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/56753
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Summary:snow-knife The spot having been selected for a camp, the Eskimo tests an adjacent snowbank with his boots to see if it has the requisite firmness, or he thrusts his long snow-knife ([PT]) . . . into it. [building of snow-house] PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story JAN 1971 JH JAN 1971 Not used Not used Withdrawn [see also 'snow-houses', "Living" snow] Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Thu 24 Sep 2015, Card marked DNE-cit but not used

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