tinker

tinker n Local names for birds give us not only many Newfoundland coinages, but also dialect survivals, and terms representing different things the n in the language spoken elsewhere. Typical examples include: . . . _spraw foot_, Holboell's Red-necked Grebo; _tickleace_ or _tickleass_, Atlantic...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Black-legged Kittiwake
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75599
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Summary:tinker n Local names for birds give us not only many Newfoundland coinages, but also dialect survivals, and terms representing different things the n in the language spoken elsewhere. Typical examples include: . . . _spraw foot_, Holboell's Red-necked Grebo; _tickleace_ or _tickleass_, Atlantic black-legged Kittiwake; _tinker_, Northern Razor-bill; . . . PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story MAY 1970 JH MAY 1970 Used I Used I Not used tinker duck, tinkershare, tinkershere, Tinker's Point, Tinker duck

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