Patenbark

patent n If sails were white they were dipped in a solution of lime and pickel but if they they were dark they were put in a special substance known as Patenbark. This was bought in St.John's each previous spring, and was in solid form, and the men melted it down in large barkpots and put it on...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/65783
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/65783 2023-12-31T10:19:26+01:00 Patenbark 1972/03/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/65783 eng eng P 1971 HISCOCK Flat Island 6 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15431 P_15431_patent n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/65783 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 1972 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z patent n If sails were white they were dipped in a solution of lime and pickel but if they they were dark they were put in a special substance known as Patenbark. This was bought in St.John's each previous spring, and was in solid form, and the men melted it down in large barkpots and put it on the sails. This solution was also put on twine and on traps used by the fisher- men. The purpose of both the lime and pickel, and the Patenbark was to keep the fishing gear and sails from rotting or decay. W.J KIRWIN MAR 1972 JH MAR 1972 DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup [see also 'cutch', 'bark', 'catechu' etc.] (patent bark', [ = Patent?]-WK 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
Patenbark
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description patent n If sails were white they were dipped in a solution of lime and pickel but if they they were dark they were put in a special substance known as Patenbark. This was bought in St.John's each previous spring, and was in solid form, and the men melted it down in large barkpots and put it on the sails. This solution was also put on twine and on traps used by the fisher- men. The purpose of both the lime and pickel, and the Patenbark was to keep the fishing gear and sails from rotting or decay. W.J KIRWIN MAR 1972 JH MAR 1972 DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup [see also 'cutch', 'bark', 'catechu' etc.] (patent bark', [ = Patent?]-WK
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title Patenbark
title_short Patenbark
title_full Patenbark
title_fullStr Patenbark
title_full_unstemmed Patenbark
title_sort patenbark
publishDate 1972
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/65783
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
1971 HISCOCK Flat Island 6
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15431
P_15431_patent n
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