yaffle at hand

yaffle n F.C. You know that one down Fogo? F.E. "Yaffle up" you call, "Yaffle at hand." F.C. "Yaffle at hand", yes. (a call used by men yaffling fish when a yaffle is completed. "Yaffle at hand" is the call at Twillingate, while at Change Islands, and probably...

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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/67266
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Summary:yaffle n F.C. You know that one down Fogo? F.E. "Yaffle up" you call, "Yaffle at hand." F.C. "Yaffle at hand", yes. (a call used by men yaffling fish when a yaffle is completed. "Yaffle at hand" is the call at Twillingate, while at Change Islands, and probably Fogo, it is "Yaffle up".) Yes J.D.A WIDDOWSON AUG 1973 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Not used jaffle, jagful, jagger, yaffel, yaffle at hand, ~up, yaffling

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