towing line

tow v The sealers are armed with a"gaff," "sculping knife," and "towing-line." . . . a blow on the nose from the "gaff" stuns or kills the young seal. Instantly the knife is at work; the skin and adhering fat are detached with amazing rapidity from the carcase...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/73672
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/73672 2023-12-31T10:19:25+01:00 towing line 1970/09/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/73672 eng eng T 1873 HARVEY Seal Hunters 257 P. 258 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14890 T_14890_tow v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/73672 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 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z tow v The sealers are armed with a"gaff," "sculping knife," and "towing-line." . . . a blow on the nose from the "gaff" stuns or kills the young seal. Instantly the knife is at work; the skin and adhering fat are detached with amazing rapidity from the carcase , . . . while the fat and skin alone are carried off. This process is called "sculping" - a corruption, no doubt, of the term "scalping." - Six pelts are rekoned a heavy load to drag over rough and broken ice, often leaping from pan to pan. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 JH SEP 1970 Used I and Sup Not used Not used [see 'strap'] tow chain, tow line, tow rope, hauling-rope Card marked DNE-cit, but not used Manuscript Newfoundland 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
towing line
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description tow v The sealers are armed with a"gaff," "sculping knife," and "towing-line." . . . a blow on the nose from the "gaff" stuns or kills the young seal. Instantly the knife is at work; the skin and adhering fat are detached with amazing rapidity from the carcase , . . . while the fat and skin alone are carried off. This process is called "sculping" - a corruption, no doubt, of the term "scalping." - Six pelts are rekoned a heavy load to drag over rough and broken ice, often leaping from pan to pan. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 JH SEP 1970 Used I and Sup Not used Not used [see 'strap'] tow chain, tow line, tow rope, hauling-rope Card marked DNE-cit, but not used
format Manuscript
title towing line
title_short towing line
title_full towing line
title_fullStr towing line
title_full_unstemmed towing line
title_sort towing line
publishDate 1970
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/73672
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
1873 HARVEY Seal Hunters 257
P. 258
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14890
T_14890_tow v
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/73672
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