Placentia Paymaster

placentia paymaster A person was telling me last fall that the main boom of a schooner was sometimes called, sardonically, in that area the 'Placentia Paymaster.' It was said to be the frugal habit of some skippers, at the end of season, to swing the boom around catching a crewman or two u...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/65401
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/65401 2023-12-31T10:19:15+01:00 Placentia Paymaster 1973/03/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/65401 eng eng P 1973 EVENING TELEGRAM, 14 March, p.3 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16593 P_16593_placentia paymaster http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/65401 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:28Z placentia paymaster A person was telling me last fall that the main boom of a schooner was sometimes called, sardonically, in that area the 'Placentia Paymaster.' It was said to be the frugal habit of some skippers, at the end of season, to swing the boom around catching a crewman or two unawares thus knocking him into the ocean to drown so that his meagre "share" of the voyage could be saved. PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 273 1st card Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)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
Placentia Paymaster
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description placentia paymaster A person was telling me last fall that the main boom of a schooner was sometimes called, sardonically, in that area the 'Placentia Paymaster.' It was said to be the frugal habit of some skippers, at the end of season, to swing the boom around catching a crewman or two unawares thus knocking him into the ocean to drown so that his meagre "share" of the voyage could be saved. PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 273 1st card Not used Not used Withdrawn
format Manuscript
title Placentia Paymaster
title_short Placentia Paymaster
title_full Placentia Paymaster
title_fullStr Placentia Paymaster
title_full_unstemmed Placentia Paymaster
title_sort placentia paymaster
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/65401
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
1973 EVENING TELEGRAM, 14 March, p.3
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16593
P_16593_placentia paymaster
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