tailing

tailing n A short length of rope attaching the ring at the end of a graplin to the rode (the mooring rope) The purpose of the tailing is to insure the retrieval of the graplin if its claws become hooked in the sea-bed. The rode is tied to the claws of the graplin and attached to the opposite , the r...

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Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76135
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/76135 2023-12-31T10:19:29+01:00 tailing xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76135 eng eng T Apr. 30, 1977 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13966 T_13966_tailing n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76135 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:33Z tailing n A short length of rope attaching the ring at the end of a graplin to the rode (the mooring rope) The purpose of the tailing is to insure the retrieval of the graplin if its claws become hooked in the sea-bed. The rode is tied to the claws of the graplin and attached to the opposite , the ring end, by the tailing. If the grapelin snags, the strain to retrieve it will break the tailing (which is usually made from a much smaller rope than the rode) and the graplin can then be pulled away from the direction of the graplin hooks, thus freeing it. Yes DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I 1. The content of this card is continued on next card 'T_13967'. The two cards are stapled together. 2. There is bracket to highlight some part of the content. 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
tailing
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description tailing n A short length of rope attaching the ring at the end of a graplin to the rode (the mooring rope) The purpose of the tailing is to insure the retrieval of the graplin if its claws become hooked in the sea-bed. The rode is tied to the claws of the graplin and attached to the opposite , the ring end, by the tailing. If the grapelin snags, the strain to retrieve it will break the tailing (which is usually made from a much smaller rope than the rode) and the graplin can then be pulled away from the direction of the graplin hooks, thus freeing it. Yes DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I 1. The content of this card is continued on next card 'T_13967'. The two cards are stapled together. 2. There is bracket to highlight some part of the content.
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title tailing
title_short tailing
title_full tailing
title_fullStr tailing
title_full_unstemmed tailing
title_sort tailing
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genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation T
Apr. 30, 1977
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13966
T_13966_tailing n
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