pier-head jump

pierhead jump If some member of the [sealing] crew did not turn up; it was not difficult to find a man to take his place. The individual volunteer generally went as he stood. It was called a "pier-head jump". He took chances on being able to get some additional clothing on board the ship....

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64370
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/64370 2023-12-31T10:18:42+01:00 pier-head jump 1974/10/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64370 eng eng P P.J.Cashin, 9/74 Southern Shore References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16369 P_16369_pierhead jump http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64370 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 1974 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z pierhead jump If some member of the [sealing] crew did not turn up; it was not difficult to find a man to take his place. The individual volunteer generally went as he stood. It was called a "pier-head jump". He took chances on being able to get some additional clothing on board the ship. JH 10/74 Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
pier-head jump
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description pierhead jump If some member of the [sealing] crew did not turn up; it was not difficult to find a man to take his place. The individual volunteer generally went as he stood. It was called a "pier-head jump". He took chances on being able to get some additional clothing on board the ship. JH 10/74 Not used Not used Withdrawn
format Manuscript
title pier-head jump
title_short pier-head jump
title_full pier-head jump
title_fullStr pier-head jump
title_full_unstemmed pier-head jump
title_sort pier-head jump
publishDate 1974
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64370
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 P
P.J.Cashin, 9/74 Southern Shore
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16369
P_16369_pierhead jump
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64370
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