water-horse

water-horse n [Washing the fish]. This is invariably done on the beach in tide water, in vats or ram's horns. The fish are not, as a general rule, washed individually. After washing it is piled in small bulks for draining, and is called "water horse." From "water horse" it i...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Memorial University - Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76936
id ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/76936
record_format openpolar
spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/76936 2023-05-15T17:21:29+02:00 water-horse Memorial University - Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA) 1969/12/xx Image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76936 Eng eng W 1937 NFLD GOVERNMENT Seafisheries 50 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Slips 14480 W_14480_water-horse n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76936 Memorial University - Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA) Print text held in Memorial University - Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA) English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Document 1969 ftmemorialunivdc 2017-11-26T00:47:49Z water-horse n [Washing the fish]. This is invariably done on the beach in tide water, in vats or ram's horns. The fish are not, as a general rule, washed individually. After washing it is piled in small bulks for draining, and is called "water horse." From "water horse" it is passed over to fish makers who are then responsible for the drying. PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story 12/69 JH 12/69 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used waterhorse; waterhorse fish; water hoss Text Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) Newfoundland
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
op_collection_id ftmemorialunivdc
language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
water-horse
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description water-horse n [Washing the fish]. This is invariably done on the beach in tide water, in vats or ram's horns. The fish are not, as a general rule, washed individually. After washing it is piled in small bulks for draining, and is called "water horse." From "water horse" it is passed over to fish makers who are then responsible for the drying. PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story 12/69 JH 12/69 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used waterhorse; waterhorse fish; water hoss
author2 Memorial University - Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA)
format Text
title water-horse
title_short water-horse
title_full water-horse
title_fullStr water-horse
title_full_unstemmed water-horse
title_sort water-horse
publishDate 1969
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76936
geographic Newfoundland
geographic_facet Newfoundland
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Memorial University - Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA)
Print text held in Memorial University - Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA)
op_relation W
1937 NFLD GOVERNMENT Seafisheries 50
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Slips
14480
W_14480_water-horse n
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76936
_version_ 1766106099467943936

Similar Items