powder n: powder can

powder n [He] remembers using explosive powder cans.to help free ships when they were stuck or jammed in heavy ice. The can was filled with powder nailed to a long stick and a long fuse was fitted in a small screwed cover on top. It was sealed water tight, and spread over the ice. The stick with the...

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Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/64889 2023-12-31T10:19:28+01:00 powder n: powder can image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64889 eng eng P 1988 _Eve Tel_ 26 Mar. p. 31 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14217 P_14217_powder n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64889 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 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z powder n [He] remembers using explosive powder cans.to help free ships when they were stuck or jammed in heavy ice. The can was filled with powder nailed to a long stick and a long fuse was fitted in a small screwed cover on top. It was sealed water tight, and spread over the ice. The stick with the powder can and attached fuse were pushed below the ice.The fuse was lit and when the can exploded it helped break up the ice around the ship. These explosive cans were placed some 100 fet away from the ship. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup [illustrtion on next card. Consider this for DNE powder n comb, before _powder devil_] [Interesting technique: I'm familiar only with the use of sticks of dynamite used to blast channels through _heavy_ ice.] G. M. Story MAR. 28 1988 WK Used I and Sup Used Sup Used Sup Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
powder n: powder can
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description powder n [He] remembers using explosive powder cans.to help free ships when they were stuck or jammed in heavy ice. The can was filled with powder nailed to a long stick and a long fuse was fitted in a small screwed cover on top. It was sealed water tight, and spread over the ice. The stick with the powder can and attached fuse were pushed below the ice.The fuse was lit and when the can exploded it helped break up the ice around the ship. These explosive cans were placed some 100 fet away from the ship. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup [illustrtion on next card. Consider this for DNE powder n comb, before _powder devil_] [Interesting technique: I'm familiar only with the use of sticks of dynamite used to blast channels through _heavy_ ice.] G. M. Story MAR. 28 1988 WK Used I and Sup Used Sup Used Sup
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title powder n: powder can
title_short powder n: powder can
title_full powder n: powder can
title_fullStr powder n: powder can
title_full_unstemmed powder n: powder can
title_sort powder n: powder can
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64889
genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1988 _Eve Tel_ 26 Mar. p. 31
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14217
P_14217_powder n
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