tucks (Nippin' Tuck)
tuck v Used when the men are"casting caplin". The tucks are the lines in the net (caplin net that is). My uncle explained this ex- pression this way: "When you're casting caplin, you tuck the net and nips the net so that the caplin won't slip out." In other words, after...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/75504 2023-12-31T10:19:15+01:00 tucks (Nippin' Tuck) 1972/02/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75504 eng eng T Joan Lane, 71-21/61 Upper Island Cove References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15569 T_15569_tuck v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75504 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 1972 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z tuck v Used when the men are"casting caplin". The tucks are the lines in the net (caplin net that is). My uncle explained this ex- pression this way: "When you're casting caplin, you tuck the net and nips the net so that the caplin won't slip out." In other words, after the caplin are in the net, you tuck the net and nip it so there is no escape for the caplin. DNE-cit JH FEB 1972 compare nip and tuck Used I Not used Used I cast Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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tuck v Used when the men are"casting caplin". The tucks are the lines in the net (caplin net that is). My uncle explained this ex- pression this way: "When you're casting caplin, you tuck the net and nips the net so that the caplin won't slip out." In other words, after the caplin are in the net, you tuck the net and nip it so there is no escape for the caplin. DNE-cit JH FEB 1972 compare nip and tuck Used I Not used Used I cast |
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