brooming

broom v One of the oldest whaling customs was what was termed "brooming"; This was a method of signaling the number of fish captured to another ship. A besom or birch broom was held up and waved three times to draw attention, then it was lowered with a flourish for each whale killed. See c...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Arctic
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9840
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/9840 2023-12-31T10:02:02+01:00 brooming 1971/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9840 eng eng B 1937 LUBBOCK Arctic Whalers 12 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 9432 B_9432_broom v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9840 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:37Z broom v One of the oldest whaling customs was what was termed "brooming"; This was a method of signaling the number of fish captured to another ship. A besom or birch broom was held up and waved three times to draw attention, then it was lowered with a flourish for each whale killed. See cited quotation. PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story JAN 1971 JH JAN 1971 Used I Used I Not used Manuscript Arctic Newfoundland 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
brooming
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description broom v One of the oldest whaling customs was what was termed "brooming"; This was a method of signaling the number of fish captured to another ship. A besom or birch broom was held up and waved three times to draw attention, then it was lowered with a flourish for each whale killed. See cited quotation. PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story JAN 1971 JH JAN 1971 Used I Used I Not used
format Manuscript
title brooming
title_short brooming
title_full brooming
title_fullStr brooming
title_full_unstemmed brooming
title_sort brooming
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9840
genre Arctic
Newfoundland
genre_facet Arctic
Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation B
1937 LUBBOCK Arctic Whalers 12
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
9432
B_9432_broom v
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