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wind When he [the fisherman] went fishing in the morning, the sun being up for two or three hours, he would some- times see a cluster of colours off to the right or the left of the sun. It looked like "a piece of rainbow" although it definitely wasn't that since it hadn't rained....
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/74933 2023-12-31T10:19:29+01:00 wind hound, the 1971/12/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/74933 eng eng W Edward Shortall, 70-26/45 The Battery, St. John's References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13018 W_13018_wind http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/74933 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 2023-12-04T11:29:39Z wind When he [the fisherman] went fishing in the morning, the sun being up for two or three hours, he would some- times see a cluster of colours off to the right or the left of the sun. It looked like "a piece of rainbow" although it definitely wasn't that since it hadn't rained. When these colours could be seen it meant high winds were coming. He explained that some people referred to these colours as "the sun hound". Mr. R. believed the "wind hound" was a reliable sign. These colours were shades of red, blue and yellow. DNE-cit JH 12/71 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I wind-bag, windbag, wind-charger, windchargers, windcharger, wind gall,wind galls, wind hound, SUN HOUND, wind-jack, windjack,wind light, WEATHER LIGHT, wind lop, lop, tumble Source listed as: (C 70-26) Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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wind When he [the fisherman] went fishing in the morning, the sun being up for two or three hours, he would some- times see a cluster of colours off to the right or the left of the sun. It looked like "a piece of rainbow" although it definitely wasn't that since it hadn't rained. When these colours could be seen it meant high winds were coming. He explained that some people referred to these colours as "the sun hound". Mr. R. believed the "wind hound" was a reliable sign. These colours were shades of red, blue and yellow. DNE-cit JH 12/71 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I wind-bag, windbag, wind-charger, windchargers, windcharger, wind gall,wind galls, wind hound, SUN HOUND, wind-jack, windjack,wind light, WEATHER LIGHT, wind lop, lop, tumble Source listed as: (C 70-26) |
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