witch

witch n If a fish remains in the boat when the others are taken out, it is a sign of bad luck for the catcher: such a fish is called a "witch" and some fishermen making the discovery would not fish on that day. DNE-cit [told by Uncle, age 85] Verbatium from DEVINE 69 JH 10/71 Used I Used I...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72879
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/72879 2023-12-31T10:18:43+01:00 witch 1971/10/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72879 eng eng W William Bartlett, 70-10/42 Cat Cove, Trinity Bay References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13279 W_13279_witch n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72879 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:27Z witch n If a fish remains in the boat when the others are taken out, it is a sign of bad luck for the catcher: such a fish is called a "witch" and some fishermen making the discovery would not fish on that day. DNE-cit [told by Uncle, age 85] Verbatium from DEVINE 69 JH 10/71 Used I Used I 2 Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
witch
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description witch n If a fish remains in the boat when the others are taken out, it is a sign of bad luck for the catcher: such a fish is called a "witch" and some fishermen making the discovery would not fish on that day. DNE-cit [told by Uncle, age 85] Verbatium from DEVINE 69 JH 10/71 Used I Used I 2 Not used
format Manuscript
title witch
title_short witch
title_full witch
title_fullStr witch
title_full_unstemmed witch
title_sort witch
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72879
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
William Bartlett, 70-10/42
Cat Cove, Trinity Bay
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13279
W_13279_witch n
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