whelping bag

whelping vbl n . whtiecoats and young hoods - which shed their white jacket in the whelping bag and are not white at birth - are swarming by the hundreds of thousands some two weeks before the legal date for the open season on seals - March 15th. 97 Gulls and other sea fowl relish these ''...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77530
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Summary:whelping vbl n . whtiecoats and young hoods - which shed their white jacket in the whelping bag and are not white at birth - are swarming by the hundreds of thousands some two weeks before the legal date for the open season on seals - March 15th. 97 Gulls and other sea fowl relish these ''whelping bags,'' and spots of seal are sometimes located by flocks of birds. 115 "See dem gulls, now?" he continued with a wide sweep (over) [reverse] of the hand. "Den shows us gettin' night de patch, searchin', searchin', to get de whelpin' bags." PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W.J. KIRWIN AUG 1976 JH AUG 1976 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I [see 'wop bag'] whelping, ~bag,~ ground, ~ ice, ~ patch,~pan