upset (v); upset (past t.)

upset v So when they got her in_ in the cove, in the lun, they upset her. (righted; turned the right way up. Said here of a boat which had been towed in bottom-up after capsizing) (See OED _upset_ v 1 + 2) righted; turned the right way up Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON AUG 1973 Not used Not used Not used

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/68414
Description
Summary:upset v So when they got her in_ in the cove, in the lun, they upset her. (righted; turned the right way up. Said here of a boat which had been towed in bottom-up after capsizing) (See OED _upset_ v 1 + 2) righted; turned the right way up Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON AUG 1973 Not used Not used Not used

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