Barrasway
barasway There was a shallow salt lake at the back of the harbour that filled at the rise of the tide, and was call- ed by the people [of Fortune Bay] a Barrasway. This is a very common term for a shallow marshy inlet or salt lake along the south coast of Newfoundland. It is spelt in the French char...
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| Language: | English |
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1960
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8214 |
| Summary: | barasway There was a shallow salt lake at the back of the harbour that filled at the rise of the tide, and was call- ed by the people [of Fortune Bay] a Barrasway. This is a very common term for a shallow marshy inlet or salt lake along the south coast of Newfoundland. It is spelt in the French charts Barachois, and is, I conclude a Norman word. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story June 1960 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I |
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