palm (n)

palm n .seine needle an' palm. This is the palm, the thing with the _ You put it on _ you put it on,like a little strap on, on over the hand,an' right here there was a _ just like a thimble. Yeah.Yeah. You put it on the whole hand here. (device used in making nets? Made of perforated metal...

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Bibliographic Details
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/65927
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Summary:palm n .seine needle an' palm. This is the palm, the thing with the _ You put it on _ you put it on,like a little strap on, on over the hand,an' right here there was a _ just like a thimble. Yeah.Yeah. You put it on the whole hand here. (device used in making nets? Made of perforated metal, with section fastened or worn over the thumb, used to press needle through net (or sail ???) ) Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON DEC 1973 Used I Used I Withdrawn Word form is used, but sense is different.

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