rattles

rattle 1 n The 'rattles' are of particular interest; . . . just north from Davis Inlet and in the Manvers Run . . . they are narrow passages, in which the tide runs so fast that it makes a noise. In the channels in the Nain archipelago numerous eddies with 'rattles' are formed, e...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Davis Inlet
Nain
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69590
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Summary:rattle 1 n The 'rattles' are of particular interest; . . . just north from Davis Inlet and in the Manvers Run . . . they are narrow passages, in which the tide runs so fast that it makes a noise. In the channels in the Nain archipelago numerous eddies with 'rattles' are formed, e.g. in Strathcona Run . . . PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story JUL 1970 JH AUG 1970 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I Two parts of the quotation are omitted from the dictionary: The part beginning at the ellipsis in the fisrt line and ending with the ellipsis in the second line, and the portion following "formed" at the end of the quotation.

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