oil [of the pothead whales]

oil At first the Iverson operation took just the head of the pothead whales, since the head contained an oil which was worth about $5,000 per ton at that time. The oil was sent to Belgium for processing and was used in airplane instruments. It had the property of remaining unaffected by temperature...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62242
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/62242 2023-12-31T10:19:09+01:00 oil [of the pothead whales] image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62242 eng eng O 1977 _Decks Awash,_ p.12 (April) References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13077 O_13077_oil http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62242 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:27Z oil At first the Iverson operation took just the head of the pothead whales, since the head contained an oil which was worth about $5,000 per ton at that time. The oil was sent to Belgium for processing and was used in airplane instruments. It had the property of remaining unaffected by temperature variations, and hence was a prized commodity. PRINTED ITEM JH 12/77 H G.M. Story 12, 1977 Used I and Sup Not used Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
op_collection_id ftmemorialunivdc
language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
oil [of the pothead whales]
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description oil At first the Iverson operation took just the head of the pothead whales, since the head contained an oil which was worth about $5,000 per ton at that time. The oil was sent to Belgium for processing and was used in airplane instruments. It had the property of remaining unaffected by temperature variations, and hence was a prized commodity. PRINTED ITEM JH 12/77 H G.M. Story 12, 1977 Used I and Sup Not used Not used
format Manuscript
title oil [of the pothead whales]
title_short oil [of the pothead whales]
title_full oil [of the pothead whales]
title_fullStr oil [of the pothead whales]
title_full_unstemmed oil [of the pothead whales]
title_sort oil [of the pothead whales]
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62242
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 O
1977 _Decks Awash,_ p.12 (April)
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13077
O_13077_oil
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