by-boat

by-boat n The by-boat belonged to a merchant or fisherman in England, who employed a crew to operate his boat - the word "by" may refer to its being laid "by" for the winter, or to its being an "extra" to the fishing ship. It represented a break from the fish- ing ship,...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1957
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9334
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/9334 2023-12-31T10:19:24+01:00 by-boat 1957/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9334 eng eng B 1956 FAY Life & Labour in Nfld 43 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 10003 B_10003_by-boat n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9334 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 1957 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:32Z by-boat n The by-boat belonged to a merchant or fisherman in England, who employed a crew to operate his boat - the word "by" may refer to its being laid "by" for the winter, or to its being an "extra" to the fishing ship. It represented a break from the fish- ing ship, inasmuch as the merchant concerned came out independently of the ship or bought his passage and worked with the crew during the season. At first the crews returned to their home base at the end of the fishing season, but increasingly they remained in the island and became resident fishermen. See cited quotation. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story January 1957 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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by-boat
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description by-boat n The by-boat belonged to a merchant or fisherman in England, who employed a crew to operate his boat - the word "by" may refer to its being laid "by" for the winter, or to its being an "extra" to the fishing ship. It represented a break from the fish- ing ship, inasmuch as the merchant concerned came out independently of the ship or bought his passage and worked with the crew during the season. At first the crews returned to their home base at the end of the fishing season, but increasingly they remained in the island and became resident fishermen. See cited quotation. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story January 1957 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I
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1956 FAY Life & Labour in Nfld 43
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
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