_"way"_

way This is a common term on Fogo Island, associated with all people of the fishery industry. It means the speed of a boat (any water craft) as it is coming into the wharf, after the engine has been stopped. "she's go too much way" is the reply and after the boat would smash one of th...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1959
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/76400 2023-12-31T10:15:48+01:00 _"way"_ 1959/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76400 eng eng W 17 71 -90 Jim Combden 28 Ang Barr'd Islands 30 - 40 years ago (40 present) AUG 5/71 Remebered from childhood References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14098 W_14098_way http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76400 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 1959 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z way This is a common term on Fogo Island, associated with all people of the fishery industry. It means the speed of a boat (any water craft) as it is coming into the wharf, after the engine has been stopped. "she's go too much way" is the reply and after the boat would smash one of the wharf rails. I think the word "way" is a corruption of "woke" - the tide behind a boat. for the faster she goes, the greater is the wake. Yes Not used Not used Withdrawn NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)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
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topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description way This is a common term on Fogo Island, associated with all people of the fishery industry. It means the speed of a boat (any water craft) as it is coming into the wharf, after the engine has been stopped. "she's go too much way" is the reply and after the boat would smash one of the wharf rails. I think the word "way" is a corruption of "woke" - the tide behind a boat. for the faster she goes, the greater is the wake. Yes Not used Not used Withdrawn NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY
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title_full _"way"_
title_fullStr _"way"_
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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 W
17 71 -90
Jim Combden 28 Ang Barr'd Islands 30 - 40 years ago (40 present) AUG 5/71 Remebered from childhood
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14098
W_14098_way
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