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', '...
Format: | Manuscript |
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Language: | English |
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1977
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/68300 |
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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