boatkeepers

boat n It is in the memory of several persons when the trade at St. John's was in the hands of five or six merchants; these persons brought out sufficient supplies for the people they employed either as servants or boat- keepers to catch fish for freighting their own ships.At present the number...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8120
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/8120 2023-12-31T10:19:27+01:00 boatkeepers 1976/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8120 eng eng B [1793] 1954 INNIS Cod Fisheries 289-90 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 4572 B_4572_boat n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8120 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 1976 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z boat n It is in the memory of several persons when the trade at St. John's was in the hands of five or six merchants; these persons brought out sufficient supplies for the people they employed either as servants or boat- keepers to catch fish for freighting their own ships.At present the number of persons who can furnish supplies in the town of St. John's is so increased, that all monopoly is broken, and a very active competition is come in its place. All the consequences of competition have followed;the prices of supplies are lowered, and boatkeepers less dependent, having more persons to take their fish and supply them with necessaries. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit GMS July 7 6 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used I Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
boatkeepers
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description boat n It is in the memory of several persons when the trade at St. John's was in the hands of five or six merchants; these persons brought out sufficient supplies for the people they employed either as servants or boat- keepers to catch fish for freighting their own ships.At present the number of persons who can furnish supplies in the town of St. John's is so increased, that all monopoly is broken, and a very active competition is come in its place. All the consequences of competition have followed;the prices of supplies are lowered, and boatkeepers less dependent, having more persons to take their fish and supply them with necessaries. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit GMS July 7 6 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used I
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title boatkeepers
title_short boatkeepers
title_full boatkeepers
title_fullStr boatkeepers
title_full_unstemmed boatkeepers
title_sort boatkeepers
publishDate 1976
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8120
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
[1793] 1954 INNIS Cod Fisheries 289-90
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
4572
B_4572_boat n
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