quintal

quintal n 'We saw a nice wad of fish out on the point today' (a school of cod fish varying in size from a few fish to hundreds of quintals seen on the ocean floor). DNE-cit GMS Dec 77 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used 'cantal', 'kental', 'quintel', '...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/68300
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Summary:quintal n 'We saw a nice wad of fish out on the point today' (a school of cod fish varying in size from a few fish to hundreds of quintals seen on the ocean floor). DNE-cit GMS Dec 77 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used 'cantal', 'kental', 'quintel', 'kantle', 'kintal(l)', 'kentalls','kentals', 'Quintal drum', '`fish drum', 'quintal faggot', '`drum', 'quintal of seals', 'quintals of bread' Card is stamped DNE-cit but does not appear to be in the dictionary.

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