water whelps
water n Fishermen at Francois wear brass chain around their arms (wrists) to "keep from getting" water whelps. There doesn't seem to be any set number of "turns" of this chain that should be worn because I can remember seeing some fishermen with four or five "turns"...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/77768 2023-12-31T10:19:29+01:00 water whelps 1971/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77768 eng eng W John Dollimount, 68-3/49 Francois References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14405 W_14405_water n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77768 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:40Z water n Fishermen at Francois wear brass chain around their arms (wrists) to "keep from getting" water whelps. There doesn't seem to be any set number of "turns" of this chain that should be worn because I can remember seeing some fishermen with four or five "turns" around their wrist while others have only two. The practical explanation why this is so affective given me by one old fishermen ( ---) was; the "Varny-grease" that deve when the brass comes in contact with salt water dries up any that have started to form. . . . JH 6/71 Used I and Sup Used I Not used [see also 'varney-grease']; on the water; salt water; fresh-water; water bear; water doctor; water dog; water fur; water gully; water haul; water hopper; water-horse; water-jug; water lily; water man; water nipper; water pigeon; water pup;water whelp; wat Manuscript Newfoundland water bear Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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water n Fishermen at Francois wear brass chain around their arms (wrists) to "keep from getting" water whelps. There doesn't seem to be any set number of "turns" of this chain that should be worn because I can remember seeing some fishermen with four or five "turns" around their wrist while others have only two. The practical explanation why this is so affective given me by one old fishermen ( ---) was; the "Varny-grease" that deve when the brass comes in contact with salt water dries up any that have started to form. . . . JH 6/71 Used I and Sup Used I Not used [see also 'varney-grease']; on the water; salt water; fresh-water; water bear; water doctor; water dog; water fur; water gully; water haul; water hopper; water-horse; water-jug; water lily; water man; water nipper; water pigeon; water pup;water whelp; wat |
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water whelps |
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Newfoundland water bear |
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Newfoundland water bear |
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Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore |
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W John Dollimount, 68-3/49 Francois References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14405 W_14405_water n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77768 |
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