black fox

black a 348 [i] WRECKED ON LABRADOR. [i] dark and light areas, so that in a fine skin the whole fur has the appearence of being silver gray. The black fox is simply a very dark silver gray, and is pure black only in very fine skins. The blue fox is a very rare one, now, and without a doubt another v...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1978
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Arctic
Newfoundland
white fox
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8735
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/8735 2023-12-31T10:03:49+01:00 black fox 1978/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8735 eng eng B 1888 STEARNS Wrecked on Labrador 348 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 11147 B_11147_black a http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8735 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 1978 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z black a 348 [i] WRECKED ON LABRADOR. [i] dark and light areas, so that in a fine skin the whole fur has the appearence of being silver gray. The black fox is simply a very dark silver gray, and is pure black only in very fine skins. The blue fox is a very rare one, now, and without a doubt another variety, -perhaps a cross be- tween a white and a red fox." "And the white fox?" asked Freddie. "Well, some naturalists try to make that a distinct species, and others hold that centuries of living in the Arctic regions has changed its fur and dwarfed its size and that it is nothing but a variety of the common red fox, after all." PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN JAN 1978 JH JAN 1978 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Arctic Newfoundland white fox Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
black fox
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description black a 348 [i] WRECKED ON LABRADOR. [i] dark and light areas, so that in a fine skin the whole fur has the appearence of being silver gray. The black fox is simply a very dark silver gray, and is pure black only in very fine skins. The blue fox is a very rare one, now, and without a doubt another variety, -perhaps a cross be- tween a white and a red fox." "And the white fox?" asked Freddie. "Well, some naturalists try to make that a distinct species, and others hold that centuries of living in the Arctic regions has changed its fur and dwarfed its size and that it is nothing but a variety of the common red fox, after all." PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN JAN 1978 JH JAN 1978 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn
format Manuscript
title black fox
title_short black fox
title_full black fox
title_fullStr black fox
title_full_unstemmed black fox
title_sort black fox
publishDate 1978
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8735
genre Arctic
Newfoundland
white fox
genre_facet Arctic
Newfoundland
white fox
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation B
1888 STEARNS Wrecked on Labrador 348
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
11147
B_11147_black a
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