Hungry _Spring_

spring2 n One year, remember as the "Hungry Spring," rock cod was the only food available. The people would jig for this fish through the ice into the spring when.a new range of resources becomes available PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story SEP 1979 JH SEP 1979 Used I Not used 1 Not used ~of the yea...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1979
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58297
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Summary:spring2 n One year, remember as the "Hungry Spring," rock cod was the only food available. The people would jig for this fish through the ice into the spring when.a new range of resources becomes available PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story SEP 1979 JH SEP 1979 Used I Not used 1 Not used ~of the year/flask/hook/stick/heeled Jack 'a highwayman'/herring/salmon/o' the year/snare/legs/man/heel(ed) Jackson/avens/baiting/fish/fishery/herring/hunt/run/snowshoe/trip/var/vessel/weakness/winter, PATRICK, SHEILA, SNOTTY VAR, VAR, RUN, FALL HERRING, additional linked terms: SUMMER FISH(ERY), BAITING, SUMMER, (FISHING) SEASON, lose one's~

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