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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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75504
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spelling 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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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
tucks (Nippin' Tuck)
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description 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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title tucks (Nippin' Tuck)
title_short tucks (Nippin' Tuck)
title_full tucks (Nippin' Tuck)
title_fullStr tucks (Nippin' Tuck)
title_full_unstemmed tucks (Nippin' Tuck)
title_sort tucks (nippin' tuck)
publishDate 1972
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75504
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
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
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