log-loaded
log-loaded p ppl . used to tell if a schooner was coming home with a full load of fish from the Labrador. However, if a boat of any size were low in the water when returning from fishing we would say "She's comin' log-loaded." This term also applies to very wet clothing - if a pe...
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| Language: | English |
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1972
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57321 |
| Summary: | log-loaded p ppl . used to tell if a schooner was coming home with a full load of fish from the Labrador. However, if a boat of any size were low in the water when returning from fishing we would say "She's comin' log-loaded." This term also applies to very wet clothing - if a person got 'soakin' wet (soaked clothing) in the rain. Also if a person got very drunk he was said to be log-loaded. DNE-cit DNE-cit JH 3/72 Used I Used I 2 Used I deep a Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 28 Jul 2015 |
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