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nicknames turn-coats/Nicodemus black jumpers red bellies harpers mickey or mick neckman (Neptune) Outharbour or Outport or Baymen: jakes, john, john wills, rocks, bay noddy, covey fellers, Dutchmen - N.S. Bank fishermen herring choakers - Nova Scotians blue-nose - P.E. Islander/Cape Bret Biscayners...

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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62105
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Summary:nicknames turn-coats/Nicodemus black jumpers red bellies harpers mickey or mick neckman (Neptune) Outharbour or Outport or Baymen: jakes, john, john wills, rocks, bay noddy, covey fellers, Dutchmen - N.S. Bank fishermen herring choakers - Nova Scotians blue-nose - P.E. Islander/Cape Bret Biscayners Guispusians butter balls butter fingers Dago Bush born (native born) greasy-jackets (sealers) green hand green man (1661) a kerryman (clumsy) neckman - for Neptune, god of the sea [reverse] Don Dinks - used by Englee for communities immediately south of them, Hadown - man from Placentia Bonavist bucks Maberly hawks Catalina rams Not used Not used Not used two sided card, first side is N_13632