_quintal_

quintal n .in the summer time when there'd be no fish, when the fish'd be scarce, they'd go rinin', now that's rinin' birch rine. Birch rine was a dollar a _quintal_. DNE-cit J.D.A. WIDDOWSON (Nice addition to quintal entry) Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used I '...

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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/68546
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Summary:quintal n .in the summer time when there'd be no fish, when the fish'd be scarce, they'd go rinin', now that's rinin' birch rine. Birch rine was a dollar a _quintal_. DNE-cit J.D.A. WIDDOWSON (Nice addition to quintal entry) Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used I 'cantal', 'kental', 'quintel', 'kantle', 'kintal(l)', 'kentalls','kentals', 'Quintal drum', '`fish drum', 'quintal faggot', '`drum', 'quintal of seals', 'quintals of bread' Only part of the citation appears in the dictionary.

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