wind hound, the

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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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/74933
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spelling 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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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
wind hound, the
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description 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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title wind hound, the
title_short wind hound, the
title_full wind hound, the
title_fullStr wind hound, the
title_full_unstemmed wind hound, the
title_sort wind hound, the
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/74933
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
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
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