_Western Ocean._

western a A term used by seamen to refer to Northwest Atlantic. This phrase or term is most unusual since it would seem to mean the Pacific to me. By stations Western Ocean the individual shows his "pre-CaboTo" geography Terminology when the Nfld. fishing banks were (over) [reverse] very d...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Northwest Atlantic
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/76733 2023-12-31T10:19:18+01:00 _Western Ocean._ xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76733 eng eng W 134 71 - 98 A. [inc] 28 [inc] July 2, 1972 July 2, 1972 unknown - Seaman St. John's - - Seaman (est.) over50 Male Seaman References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14674 W_14674_western a http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76733 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 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z western a A term used by seamen to refer to Northwest Atlantic. This phrase or term is most unusual since it would seem to mean the Pacific to me. By stations Western Ocean the individual shows his "pre-CaboTo" geography Terminology when the Nfld. fishing banks were (over) [reverse] very definitely "western." I found the term is used only by some sailors since some said "Pacific" or Indian Ocean when asked. DICT CEN. Used I and Sup Used I 2 Not used western, wester, westward, ~adventurer, ~charter, ~man, ~merchant, ~ocean, ~banks, ~boat, ~coast,~craft, ~fishery, ~schooner, ~shore Reverse of card at W_14675 Manuscript Newfoundland Northwest Atlantic 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
_Western Ocean._
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description western a A term used by seamen to refer to Northwest Atlantic. This phrase or term is most unusual since it would seem to mean the Pacific to me. By stations Western Ocean the individual shows his "pre-CaboTo" geography Terminology when the Nfld. fishing banks were (over) [reverse] very definitely "western." I found the term is used only by some sailors since some said "Pacific" or Indian Ocean when asked. DICT CEN. Used I and Sup Used I 2 Not used western, wester, westward, ~adventurer, ~charter, ~man, ~merchant, ~ocean, ~banks, ~boat, ~coast,~craft, ~fishery, ~schooner, ~shore Reverse of card at W_14675
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title _Western Ocean._
title_short _Western Ocean._
title_full _Western Ocean._
title_fullStr _Western Ocean._
title_full_unstemmed _Western Ocean._
title_sort _western ocean._
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genre Newfoundland
Northwest Atlantic
genre_facet Newfoundland
Northwest Atlantic
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation W
134 71 - 98
A. [inc] 28 [inc] July 2, 1972 July 2, 1972 unknown - Seaman St. John's - - Seaman (est.) over50 Male Seaman
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14674
W_14674_western a
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