. A journal of transactions and events, during a residence of nearly sixteen years on the coast of Labrador [microform] : containing many interesting particulars, both of the country and its inhabitants, not hitherto known. Frontier and pioneer life; Hunting; Zoology; Vie des pionniers; Chasse; Zoologie. I X GLOSSARY. TiLT-BACK. A Back-tilt is a (hed made of boughs, refembling the fcftion of a roof; the back part is placed towards the wind, and a fire is generally made in the front. Tom-cod. Young codfifli. Tongue of a Deathfall. A peg. which is tied to the end of the line which fupports the C
. A journal of transactions and events, during a residence of nearly sixteen years on the coast of Labrador [microform] : containing many interesting particulars, both of the country and its inhabitants, not hitherto known. Frontier and pioneer life; Hunting; Zoology; Vie des pionniers; Chasse; Zoologie. I X GLOSSARY. TiLT-BACK. A Back-tilt is a (hed made of boughs, refembling the fcftion of a roof; the back part is placed towards the wind, and a fire is generally made in the front. Tom-cod. Young codfifli. Tongue of a Deathfall. A peg. which is tied to the end of the line which fupports the Cat-killer; mc but end of which is placed under a fork or notch in a flake, and the point is inferted in a hole in the end of the bridge. Tongue of a Trap, A fmall bar of iron, which is placed on one fide of the bed of {. trap, and turns upon a pin: it palfes over one of the ja'/s, and the end of it is fixed under the heel of the bridge, which it fupports until that is prefled upon; when, being fet at liberty, the jaws fly up. Turn of Timber. So much as a man can carry on his flioulders. Water-horse. Newly waflied codfifli, which are laid upon each other to drain before they are fpread to dry. Whabby. a water-fowl of the diving genus. Whigwham. An Indian tent of a conical form. Whitecoat. a young feal, before it has call its firft coat, which is white and furry. Whitefish. a fiOi of the Porpoifc kind. Whitings. Trees which have been barked, and left (landing. Whittled-sticks. Sticks from which beavers have eaten the bark. Wrappers. Loofe flevee-pieces to button round the wrifts, to defend them froto the froft. Youngster. Anovitiate; a perfon in the firft year, or early part of his fervitude one who has his bufinefs to i. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cartwright, George, 1739-1819. Ne
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