billy-tub

billy 30. A "billy-tub" is an alternate form for"bait jack" and in my experience was never used to hold trawls or "bulltows" (I assume "brilloes" is an error) It would be of a size commensurate with 1/4 of a flour barrel but even if it were used to hold trawls...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/7849
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/7849 2023-12-31T10:19:24+01:00 billy-tub 1973/02/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/7849 eng eng B Dr. L. Harris, 1/72. Q 71 D. St. Joseph's,P.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 3862 B_3862_billy http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/7849 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:28Z billy 30. A "billy-tub" is an alternate form for"bait jack" and in my experience was never used to hold trawls or "bulltows" (I assume "brilloes" is an error) It would be of a size commensurate with 1/4 of a flour barrel but even if it were used to hold trawls instead of bait, as was its purpose, would _not_ accommodate 10 lines. (a 1/2 barrel was used as an 8 line tub) See cited quotation. DNE-cit JH 2/73 Used I and Sup Used I Not used Card is stamped DNE-cit, but its contents are not used. On first line of quote, 'us' has been edited to read 'is'. Manuscript Newfoundland 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
billy-tub
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description billy 30. A "billy-tub" is an alternate form for"bait jack" and in my experience was never used to hold trawls or "bulltows" (I assume "brilloes" is an error) It would be of a size commensurate with 1/4 of a flour barrel but even if it were used to hold trawls instead of bait, as was its purpose, would _not_ accommodate 10 lines. (a 1/2 barrel was used as an 8 line tub) See cited quotation. DNE-cit JH 2/73 Used I and Sup Used I Not used Card is stamped DNE-cit, but its contents are not used. On first line of quote, 'us' has been edited to read 'is'.
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title billy-tub
title_short billy-tub
title_full billy-tub
title_fullStr billy-tub
title_full_unstemmed billy-tub
title_sort billy-tub
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/7849
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation B
Dr. L. Harris, 1/72. Q 71 D.
St. Joseph's,P.B.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
3862
B_3862_billy
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