red a; red feed

red a "When the redfeed count is up the caplin are no good [for the Japanese market]." A condition of caplin when feeding on plancton in or near the harvesting season, leaving them with a reddish colouration. DNE Sup GMS ? G. M. Story MAR. 5 1990 Used I and Sup Used Sup 3 Used Sup The last...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69019
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Summary:red a "When the redfeed count is up the caplin are no good [for the Japanese market]." A condition of caplin when feeding on plancton in or near the harvesting season, leaving them with a reddish colouration. DNE Sup GMS ? G. M. Story MAR. 5 1990 Used I and Sup Used Sup 3 Used Sup The last two lines of the quotation appear first in the dictionary; there is a line drawn from "plancton" (line 3 of quote) to the question mark entered in the Editor's Notes.

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