yaffle (v) '

yaffle v . the men down in the hold 'd be yafflin' up the fish, yafflin' up, an' _ an' they'd yaffle so much an' _ and throw up . to get enough for the weight to make the draught on the bar, an' then there'd be, "Yaffle at hand. Yaffle at hand"...

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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/67258
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Summary:yaffle v . the men down in the hold 'd be yafflin' up the fish, yafflin' up, an' _ an' they'd yaffle so much an' _ and throw up . to get enough for the weight to make the draught on the bar, an' then there'd be, "Yaffle at hand. Yaffle at hand" then, you know - you have yaffle on . have it all _ all on hand then for the next one. Yaffle at hand. Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON AUG 1973 DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used jaffle,jaffles, jafful, ~up, yaffling, yaffle and throw, yaffled

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