water-horse

water-horse n The bulk of fish left to drain after being washed and previous to its being spread for drying, is called the _water-horse_, a name which sets at defiance all the penetration and learning of the deepest etymologist. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story May 1958 Used I and Sup Not used Not use...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1958
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72450
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/72450 2023-12-31T10:18:35+01:00 water-horse 1958/05/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72450 eng eng W 1819 ANSPACH History of Nfld 446 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14447 W_14447_water v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72450 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1958 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:39Z water-horse n The bulk of fish left to drain after being washed and previous to its being spread for drying, is called the _water-horse_, a name which sets at defiance all the penetration and learning of the deepest etymologist. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story May 1958 Used I and Sup Not used Not used waterhorse; waterhorse fish; water hoss Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
water-horse
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description water-horse n The bulk of fish left to drain after being washed and previous to its being spread for drying, is called the _water-horse_, a name which sets at defiance all the penetration and learning of the deepest etymologist. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story May 1958 Used I and Sup Not used Not used waterhorse; waterhorse fish; water hoss
format Manuscript
title water-horse
title_short water-horse
title_full water-horse
title_fullStr water-horse
title_full_unstemmed water-horse
title_sort water-horse
publishDate 1958
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72450
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation W
1819 ANSPACH History of Nfld 446
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14447
W_14447_water v
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72450
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