trap

trap 1 n A wall of net called the "leader", anchored at the bottom and held up by cork floats, extends from some rocky point to a square or diamond shaped trap of nets which is held in place in the same way. The fish coming in contact with the "leader" at once turn to swim into d...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1964
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76483
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/76483 2023-12-31T10:19:27+01:00 trap 1964/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76483 eng eng T 1908 TOWNSEND Labrador Coast 130 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15022 T_15022_trap 1 n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76483 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 1964 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z trap 1 n A wall of net called the "leader", anchored at the bottom and held up by cork floats, extends from some rocky point to a square or diamond shaped trap of nets which is held in place in the same way. The fish coming in contact with the "leader" at once turn to swim into deep water, but instead of that find themselves in the trap, from which they are too stupid or frightened to escape. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story January 1964 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I ~berth, boat, fisherman, skiff, cod trap, buoy, cod (fish), fish, crew, fishery, fishing, gear, glut, keg, cag, lead, leader, linnet, loft, twine loft, man, master, mooring, trap-net, season, skipper, system, time, vee, voyage Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
trap
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description trap 1 n A wall of net called the "leader", anchored at the bottom and held up by cork floats, extends from some rocky point to a square or diamond shaped trap of nets which is held in place in the same way. The fish coming in contact with the "leader" at once turn to swim into deep water, but instead of that find themselves in the trap, from which they are too stupid or frightened to escape. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story January 1964 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I ~berth, boat, fisherman, skiff, cod trap, buoy, cod (fish), fish, crew, fishery, fishing, gear, glut, keg, cag, lead, leader, linnet, loft, twine loft, man, master, mooring, trap-net, season, skipper, system, time, vee, voyage
format Manuscript
title trap
title_short trap
title_full trap
title_fullStr trap
title_full_unstemmed trap
title_sort trap
publishDate 1964
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76483
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
1908 TOWNSEND Labrador Coast 130
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15022
T_15022_trap 1 n
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