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Newfoundland expressions
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Coopy down - to squat or crouch down

Bayman or bayboy - nasty term for a man or boy who lives around the bays

Angishore - weak, puny, unlucky fellow

Jinker - someone who brings bad luck

Sparable - a short nail or cleat that is used as a stud in the heel of a boot

Gaffer - boy in the fishing industry

Hard tack - thick, oval shaped biscuits that must be soaked in water before eating

Brewis - meal of salt cod and hard tack

Shinnicked - numb and paralyzed with the cold

Townie - a Newfoundlander who lives in St. John's

Cookee - a cook's assistant on a ship

Figgy duff - a pudding

Burnt - a part of the body so frozen with the cold, it's as if it were burnt by fire

Gaff hook - iron hook used to kill or stun a seal

Dog hood - an adult seal

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