wick*/ wix* ???? (v) wickst*/wixed*???? (past t.)

wick We had two lines overboard. Anyhow I got to un, couldn't start un.I wixed* away an' wixed* (ie tugged/pulled at a line on which there was a very large fish. Could this be a reduced form of _winched_ ????) (* = my spelling) Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON AUG 1974 Not used Not used Queried

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76629
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Summary:wick We had two lines overboard. Anyhow I got to un, couldn't start un.I wixed* away an' wixed* (ie tugged/pulled at a line on which there was a very large fish. Could this be a reduced form of _winched_ ????) (* = my spelling) Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON AUG 1974 Not used Not used Queried

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