water-horse

water-horse n water horse: in Nfld., after the fish has been salted long enough it is washed to remove superfluous salt and dirt. This is the _water-horse_, and fish so washed and spread on the flakes to dry is called _water-horse fish_. W.J. KIRWIN JUN 1971 JH JUN 1971 PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I a...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/78900
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Summary:water-horse n water horse: in Nfld., after the fish has been salted long enough it is washed to remove superfluous salt and dirt. This is the _water-horse_, and fish so washed and spread on the flakes to dry is called _water-horse fish_. W.J. KIRWIN JUN 1971 JH JUN 1971 PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used waterhorse; waterhorse fish; water hoss Stamps indicate cited quotation appears in DNE when it does not.

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