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trace [The Esquimaux] dogs have a simple harness of deer or seal skin, going round the neck by one bight, and another for each of the fore legs, with a single thong leading over the back, and attached to the -->sledge as a trace. . . . a dog of peculiar spirit and sagacity, [is selected] who is a...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
esquimaux
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/79011
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Summary:trace [The Esquimaux] dogs have a simple harness of deer or seal skin, going round the neck by one bight, and another for each of the fore legs, with a single thong leading over the back, and attached to the -->sledge as a trace. . . . a dog of peculiar spirit and sagacity, [is selected] who is allowed by a longer trace, to precede the rest as leader, and to whom, in turning to the left or right, the driver usually addresses himself. PRINTED ITEM DEC 15 1969 W.J.KIRWIN JH 12/69 Not used Not used Withdrawn

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