three-ball shot

three num "'How far were you then from Captain B. 's seals?" Turning to the Judge,as directed by Counsel to do, "Well, me Lard, about a three-ball shot." . . . Had he said "three gun-shots," no doubt the Court would understand right away. . . . he knew only th...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1965
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/73506
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/73506 2023-12-31T10:19:01+01:00 three-ball shot 1965/01/14 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/73506 eng eng T 1909 ANNUAL #15 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13660 T_13660_three num http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/73506 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 1965 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z three num "'How far were you then from Captain B. 's seals?" Turning to the Judge,as directed by Counsel to do, "Well, me Lard, about a three-ball shot." . . . Had he said "three gun-shots," no doubt the Court would understand right away. . . . he knew only the rifle used for firing balls at old seals. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN JAN 14 1965 Used I Not used Used I [see also 'gun-shot'] 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
three-ball shot
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description three num "'How far were you then from Captain B. 's seals?" Turning to the Judge,as directed by Counsel to do, "Well, me Lard, about a three-ball shot." . . . Had he said "three gun-shots," no doubt the Court would understand right away. . . . he knew only the rifle used for firing balls at old seals. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN JAN 14 1965 Used I Not used Used I [see also 'gun-shot']
format Manuscript
title three-ball shot
title_short three-ball shot
title_full three-ball shot
title_fullStr three-ball shot
title_full_unstemmed three-ball shot
title_sort three-ball shot
publishDate 1965
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/73506
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 T
1909 ANNUAL #15
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13660
T_13660_three num
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