Add to ORKGkettle of fishDr Pilot supposes that by a corruption of [quintal] the people of that island have given us the phrase "a pretty kettle of fish." I think...that the phrase originated with the word kiddle, an old English word for a weir or trap of basket or wicker work set usually at the mouth of small steams.PRINTED ITEMG.M.Story July 1959Not usedNot usedWithdrawnChecked by Raji Sreeni on Fri 07 Aug 201
quick n'[These tin kettles have] been called Quick Kettles and Piper Kettles. At one time they were...
fishIn the days of my grandfather, it was quite a common thing to have cod- fish, salt meat, and po...
trouting vbl nWe children had some glorious adventures pursuing the great Newfoudland pastime, trou...
kettleWithdraw? [check]Used INot usedWithdrawnboil the kettle, BOIL, kettle-stick, kettle teaCheck...
kettle of fishYou're making a nice kettle of fish.Not usedNot usedWithdrawnChecked by Raji Sreeni on...
boat nA small tin[-]e[-] utensil of a couple gallons' capacity used for cooking food is called a ...
piperHere we landed to "boil the piper" (a tin kettle used by fishing boats).(a tin kettle used by f...
fish'Fish', for the Newfoundlander, means cod and cod alone - cod, the great founder, and future, ...
battyA large catch of codfish ready to be thrown up to the stage head from the boat would be calle...
boat nIn the days of my grandfather, it was quite a common thing to have cod- fish, salt meat, and ...
fishThe almost universal use of cod as a food is evident from the fact that its name became synony...
puddick nAnother saying which my grandfather used while fishing in St. Mary's Bay was: Puddick - wh...
kedgy nA cadgy was the cook's helper on board ship. In olden days schooners from Grand Bank going ...
mug up nA picturesque term in fishing communities is _mug-up_, meaning meaning a snack. It also m...
well-fishedThis term means drunk with beer or alcohol. My uncle used it when he was telling me abo...
quick n'[These tin kettles have] been called Quick Kettles and Piper Kettles. At one time they were...
fishIn the days of my grandfather, it was quite a common thing to have cod- fish, salt meat, and po...
trouting vbl nWe children had some glorious adventures pursuing the great Newfoudland pastime, trou...
kettleWithdraw? [check]Used INot usedWithdrawnboil the kettle, BOIL, kettle-stick, kettle teaCheck...
kettle of fishYou're making a nice kettle of fish.Not usedNot usedWithdrawnChecked by Raji Sreeni on...
boat nA small tin[-]e[-] utensil of a couple gallons' capacity used for cooking food is called a ...
piperHere we landed to "boil the piper" (a tin kettle used by fishing boats).(a tin kettle used by f...
fish'Fish', for the Newfoundlander, means cod and cod alone - cod, the great founder, and future, ...
battyA large catch of codfish ready to be thrown up to the stage head from the boat would be calle...
boat nIn the days of my grandfather, it was quite a common thing to have cod- fish, salt meat, and ...
fishThe almost universal use of cod as a food is evident from the fact that its name became synony...
puddick nAnother saying which my grandfather used while fishing in St. Mary's Bay was: Puddick - wh...
kedgy nA cadgy was the cook's helper on board ship. In olden days schooners from Grand Bank going ...
mug up nA picturesque term in fishing communities is _mug-up_, meaning meaning a snack. It also m...
well-fishedThis term means drunk with beer or alcohol. My uncle used it when he was telling me abo...
quick n'[These tin kettles have] been called Quick Kettles and Piper Kettles. At one time they were...
fishIn the days of my grandfather, it was quite a common thing to have cod- fish, salt meat, and po...
trouting vbl nWe children had some glorious adventures pursuing the great Newfoudland pastime, trou...