wop bag

wop That young hoods shed their white coat in what the/ Newfoundlanders call the "wop bag" which seems to be a kind of afterbirth, and which - for both species - one finds scattered all over whelping ice. Gull and other sea fowl relish these "whelping bags", and spots of seal are...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72639
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Summary:wop That young hoods shed their white coat in what the/ Newfoundlanders call the "wop bag" which seems to be a kind of afterbirth, and which - for both species - one finds scattered all over whelping ice. Gull and other sea fowl relish these "whelping bags", and spots of seal are sometimes located by flocks of birds. [see 'whelping bags'] PRINTED ITEM W.J. KIRWIN SEP 1976 JH SEP 1976 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn whelping bags withdrawn but no stamp