Seaduck

Seaduck . . . that prince of his line, the eider. Around the rock points comes their grand rush, twenty or forty abreast, heads slightly tilted down and their white backs gleaming in the sun. They keep to the rock shores, leaving the beaches of the upper bay to the commoner ducks and geese of early...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58742
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/58742 2023-12-31T10:19:09+01:00 Seaduck 1970/08/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58742 eng eng S 1912 CABOT Northern Labrador 68 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 22571 S_22571_Seaduck http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58742 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 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z Seaduck . . . that prince of his line, the eider. Around the rock points comes their grand rush, twenty or forty abreast, heads slightly tilted down and their white backs gleaming in the sun. They keep to the rock shores, leaving the beaches of the upper bay to the commoner ducks and geese of early fall. Later the eider seeks the far outer islands. Mainly his life is seaward, his northern title, "Seaduck," bears he well. PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story AUG 1970 JH AUG 1970 Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Seaduck
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description Seaduck . . . that prince of his line, the eider. Around the rock points comes their grand rush, twenty or forty abreast, heads slightly tilted down and their white backs gleaming in the sun. They keep to the rock shores, leaving the beaches of the upper bay to the commoner ducks and geese of early fall. Later the eider seeks the far outer islands. Mainly his life is seaward, his northern title, "Seaduck," bears he well. PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story AUG 1970 JH AUG 1970 Not used Not used Withdrawn
format Manuscript
title Seaduck
title_short Seaduck
title_full Seaduck
title_fullStr Seaduck
title_full_unstemmed Seaduck
title_sort seaduck
publishDate 1970
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58742
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation S
1912 CABOT Northern Labrador 68
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
22571
S_22571_Seaduck
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