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Newfoundland expressions
Mix and Match

Match the phrase or word to the meaning by drawing lines between column A and column B

Column A		Column B
Coopy down		an adult seal
Bayman or bayboy		boy in the fishing industry
Angishore		a cook's assistant on a ship
Jinker		weak, puny, unlucky fellow
Sparable		Newfoundlander who lives in St. John's
Gaffer		to squat or crouch down
Hard tack		thick, oval shaped biscuits that must be soaked in water before eating
Brewis		a pudding
Shinnicked		numb and paralyzed with the cold
Townie		a short nail or cleat that is used as a stud in the heel of a boot
Cookee		someone who brings bad luck
Figgy duff		nasty term for a man or boy who lives around the bays
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		meal of salt cod and hard tack

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