quintal

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1964
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67594

quintal n An' when the tub was full, they generally split until the tub was full where they'd have. an idea how much fish they had- a tub would hold about a quintal; that would be a hundred an' twelve pounds. Yes DNE-cit J.D.A. WIDDOWSON Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I 'cantal', 'kental', 'quintel', 'kantle', 'kintal(l)', 'kentalls','kentals', 'Quintal drum', '`fish drum', 'quintal faggot', '`drum', 'quintal of seals', 'quintals of bread' Part of the cited quotation can found in dictionary under source T 36/8-64