puncheon tub

puncheon n Oh, [a] puncheon tub is about five feet in diameter, and that'd hold a couple o' quintals o' fish, see. An' then you'd dip up your water from the sea an' throw it in on that and wash out your tub of fish. Yes DNE-cit J.D.A. WIDDOWSON Used I and Sup Used I and...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1965
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63201
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Summary:puncheon n Oh, [a] puncheon tub is about five feet in diameter, and that'd hold a couple o' quintals o' fish, see. An' then you'd dip up your water from the sea an' throw it in on that and wash out your tub of fish. Yes DNE-cit J.D.A. WIDDOWSON Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used I

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