trips (counted by name of vessel)
trips They speak of "me t'irty-t'ree springs" as we might of so many years. Everything seems to be reckoned by springs. Sometimes for short periods, however, they count by _"Bruces"_: _i.e._ by trips of the steamship _Bruce_, running from Cape Breton to Newfoundland. As...
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| Language: | English |
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1976
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/78789 |
| Summary: | trips They speak of "me t'irty-t'ree springs" as we might of so many years. Everything seems to be reckoned by springs. Sometimes for short periods, however, they count by _"Bruces"_: _i.e._ by trips of the steamship _Bruce_, running from Cape Breton to Newfoundland. As for example: "I come over six _Bruces_ ago." PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN AUG 1976 JH AUG 1976 Not used Not used Withdrawn used in DNE with different meaning |
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