snubby, a

snubby A snubby is a codfish with an abnormal snout; it being longer than normal and slightly upturned. The fisherman consider catching one of these in their trap as a sign of a good season - in other words a good luck sign. They treat them as a sort of amulet by cutting off the head and hanging it...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/57866 2023-12-31T10:19:14+01:00 snubby, a 1971/04/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57866 eng eng S George A. Crewe, 66-3/68 Ramea References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 18109 S_18109_snubby http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57866 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:37Z snubby A snubby is a codfish with an abnormal snout; it being longer than normal and slightly upturned. The fisherman consider catching one of these in their trap as a sign of a good season - in other words a good luck sign. They treat them as a sort of amulet by cutting off the head and hanging it on the fishing stage door and is not to be taken down. Apparently they leave them there until they disintegrate. DNE-cit JH APR 1971 [-]Down in Fogo[-] Used I Used I Used I SNUB Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
snubby, a
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description snubby A snubby is a codfish with an abnormal snout; it being longer than normal and slightly upturned. The fisherman consider catching one of these in their trap as a sign of a good season - in other words a good luck sign. They treat them as a sort of amulet by cutting off the head and hanging it on the fishing stage door and is not to be taken down. Apparently they leave them there until they disintegrate. DNE-cit JH APR 1971 [-]Down in Fogo[-] Used I Used I Used I SNUB
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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George A. Crewe, 66-3/68
Ramea
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
18109
S_18109_snubby
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