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nar If you walk down the ladder of the schooner's forecastle forwards you won't get _nar_ fish. You got t' 'slew' round and go down ass formos'. This is related to beliefs about fishing, and was used as a warning of bad luck, and fishermen took no chances of bad luck. (...
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| Summary: | nar If you walk down the ladder of the schooner's forecastle forwards you won't get _nar_ fish. You got t' 'slew' round and go down ass formos'. This is related to beliefs about fishing, and was used as a warning of bad luck, and fishermen took no chances of bad luck. (nar means no;slew means to turn around; ass foremos' is with the face toward the ladder.) Informant accepted this without question while fishing with his father during his youth, but questions the logic of it now. Yes DNE-cit DICT CEN. JW Used I Used I Not used Newfoundland Folklore Survey card |
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