. 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. \ â I Jt G L O S S A R \. TiLT-BACi;. A Back-tilt is a flicd made of boughs, rereniblii\g the feftion of a roof; the back part is placed towards the wind, and a fire i:. generally made in the front. Tom-cod. Young codfidi. i Tongue of a Dkathfali. A peg, which is tied to the end of the line wh
. 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. \ â I Jt G L O S S A R \. TiLT-BACi;. A Back-tilt is a flicd made of boughs, rereniblii\g the feftion of a roof; the back part is placed towards the wind, and a fire i:. generally made in the front. Tom-cod. Young codfidi. i Tongue of a Dkathfali. A peg, which is tied to the end of the line which fupports the Cat-killer; the but end of which is placed under a fork or notch in a ilake, and the point is infertcd in a hole in the end of the bridge. Tongue of a Trap. A fmall bar of iron, which is placed on one of the bed of a trap, ana turns upon a pin: it palTes over one of the jaws, and the end of it is fixed under the heel of the bridge, which it fupports until that is prefTed upon; when, being fet at liberty, the jaws fly up. Turn of Timber. So much as a man can carry on his fhoulders. Water-horse. Newly walhed codiifh, which are laid upon each other to drain before they are fpread to dry. Wh abby. a water-fowl of the diving genus. Whigwham. An Indian tent of a conical form. Whit eco at. A young feal, before it has call its firfl coat, which is white and furry. Whitefish. a fifh of the Porpoife kind. Whitings. Trees which have been barked, and left (bnding. Whittled-sticks. Sticks from which beavers have eaten the bark. Wrappers. Loofe flevee-pieces to button round the wrifts, to defend them from the frofL Youngster. A novitiate ; aperfon in the firft year, or early part of his fervitude one who has his bufinefs to .'1 J. 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,
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