quick

quick n = stable; having stability; not easily capsized. A boat that is not 'cranky' (or 'tipsy' or 'quick') is said to be stiff. It is one of the qualities of a good boat. Stable JH 2/78 (See Horwood, _Tomorrow Will Be Sunday_, Paper Jacks, p.9) Used I and Sup Used I a...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1978
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67142
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Summary:quick n = stable; having stability; not easily capsized. A boat that is not 'cranky' (or 'tipsy' or 'quick') is said to be stiff. It is one of the qualities of a good boat. Stable JH 2/78 (See Horwood, _Tomorrow Will Be Sunday_, Paper Jacks, p.9) Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used 'quick', 'quicknie', 'piper', 'tipsy'

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