winter men

winter n . . . winter 'dieters' or 'winter men,' as they were referred to. A 'dieter' was a man who fished in the summer, and in the absence of employment in the winter, joined a household on an informal basis. In many cases, if a dieter had been a shareman, he might re...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76089
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Summary:winter n . . . winter 'dieters' or 'winter men,' as they were referred to. A 'dieter' was a man who fished in the summer, and in the absence of employment in the winter, joined a household on an informal basis. In many cases, if a dieter had been a shareman, he might remain with his crew skipper for the duration of the winter. Besides providing his own provisions, he would usually join his hosts in their winter's round of activites: cutting wood for fuel, fencing and construction purposes, trapping/game for their furs, hunting for food, and so on. DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN AUG 1972 JH AUG 1972 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Used I winter duck, winter moth, winter fish, winter-house, winter road, winter gull, winter pear, winter cabin, winter house, winter place, winter quarters, winter room, winter rooms, wintershack, winter station, winter credit, winter crew, winter diet, tilte Bracket to show the part of citation that is relevant