NIPPER; NIPPERS

nipper1 n NIPPER: mosquito; ring of wool around hand; boy who carries water for crew water-pump; bringer of water. NIPPERS: mosquitoes; half mitts or half gloves; fishing mittens; nippers of the lobster; children; swanskin bands around hands to protect fingers from fishing-lines; boys who tend men a...

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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/62285
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Summary:nipper1 n NIPPER: mosquito; ring of wool around hand; boy who carries water for crew water-pump; bringer of water. NIPPERS: mosquitoes; half mitts or half gloves; fishing mittens; nippers of the lobster; children; swanskin bands around hands to protect fingers from fishing-lines; boys who tend men at their work; fingerless gloves used to prevent galls in line fishing; hand size rubber rings for protecting hands in handling ropes. JH Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used

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