10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JINKER»
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jinker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
jinker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dictionary of Newfoundland English
There were many on the Torbay road. It seats three. 'A jingle with a nag like a
shingle.' jink n See JINKER. 1 A failure (esp in the catch of fish or seals). 1924
ENGLAND 156 'Dere'm a gert way. wherever dem to,' pessimized a bridge
master ...
George Morley Story, W. J. Kirwin, John David Allison Widdowson, 1990
2
Making Witches: Newfoundland Traditions of Spells and ...
6 The same thing happened to the English anthropologist James Faris, in the
same area, in the 1960s.7 Usually, the jinker's baneful influence was portrayed
as involuntary, an unfortunate personal attribute rather than the product of malice;
but ...
3
Forty-eight Days Adrift
II FEAR OF THE JINKER A " Jinker," in Newfoundland, is a member of a ship's
crew or a passenger who is believed always to bring bad luck. How much truth
there is in that I leave to my readers, but of one thing I am certain, and that is that
all ...
4
The Cruise of the Midge
Why, Jinker, Jinker !" I could hear a door open. " Why, Jinker, ' said a man's voice,
— " what noise is that in the piazza, n the name of wonder? ' Sno*e — snort —
yawn. " Cant tell, massa," replied the negro domestic, who was thus roused from
...
5
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
when enter friend Jinker — " Massa, massa, who hurt you ? Who kill you ? Who
ravage you ? " Bash, something wet, and cold, and feathery flew against my face
— " Oh, gemini, what is this next! Lights — lights — lights— my kingdom for afar-
...
6
I've Been Bloody Lucky: The Story of an Orphan Named Jimmy Butt
Mrs Lonergan shook me hand and took me over to her horse and jinker and I
patted the horse. His name was Sergeant. Then she showed me how to get into
the jinker. Course I thought this was all great, something different you know.
Papers ...
7
The cruise of the Midge. By the author of 'Tom Cringle's log'.
Murder ! — I am drowned — I am drowned — for ever and entirely drowned !" and
in an agony of fear I struggled to escape, but in vain — in vain — " The waters
gather'd o'er me !" when enter friend Jinker — " Massa, massa, who hurt you ?
But we did get to ride Jinker two days later. So I guess we passed the test,
whatever it was. Just getting on the horse was hard enough. There was a huge
wooden Aframe, taller than Jinker, with a giant saddle hanging from it, with
baskets on ...
9
Waldie's Select Circulating Library
Ha," said Jinker, " ereech howl, massa — ereech howl." u Sereech owl," rejoined
Mr. Cornstick, for it was he who had spoken ; " how the deuce can a sereech owl
upset chairs, smash the erockery, and make such an infernal to do as that ?
10
Outside Country: Histories of Inland Australia
The buildings were placed on a jinker and towed to the spur line. The jinker was
then: manoeuvred by tractor so that it was squarely across the line. The house is
then supported by pigsty packings, the jinker removed and a flat-topped railway ...
Alan James Christian Mayne, Stephen Atkinson, 2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JINKER»
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jinker is used in the context of the following news items.
Bridge renewal bypasses Kyogle
For the past eight months, the Grundys have not been able to get a timber jinker or semi-trailer cattle truck to their property. There are six timber ... «The Land Newspaper, Mar 15»
Manny Pacquiao: My children wanted Floyd Mayweather fight to …
... they will be in the front row,' he says of the $6,000-plus seats he has reserved for them and his wife Jinker at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
Greece: Public sector union marches against bailout deal1:20
Arana Hills: SES — 2 Pine Hills Drive, off Jinker Track. Beachmere: Rogers Street Sports Ground. Bribie Island: SES — 208-224 First Avenue. «Courier Mail, Feb 15»
Friends rally round as 50-year-old yacht is blown ashore in a storm
So Monday morning arrives and what do we do to get Narani onto a jinker? The storm water drain had cut a wide channel into the beach so ... «My Sailing, Oct 14»
Cap Coast writer puts new spin on 'moving house'
Most were hauled by rail but a few went by bullock team or horse and jinker. Ms Lanyon said not all the houses that once called Mount Morgan ... «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Aug 14»
Pitching in! Retiring groundsman Reg Summers looks back on 44 …
Heighway was a jinker, who used to go both ways down the wing, and when we'd be repairing the pitch after a game, Alan would say 'That was ... «Liverpool Echo, Jun 14»
Labrador Innu exploited
I was sure from the first page of the diary that Jacobsen's ship, the Eisbar, had a jinker on board (a sailor named Lampe) and I couldn't help but ... «The Telegram, May 14»
Manchester City and Sunderland legend Dennis Tueart tells City to …
“He's a jinker but I used my pace to get past people. I suppose where we compare is what we both want to do in the final third. “As I did, he puts ... «Mirror.co.uk, Mar 14»
Rockhampton's artistic legacy goes on nationwide tour
Gallery director Tracy Cooper-Lavery with Arthur Boyd's "Woman in a jinker" 1976 oil on canvas, part of Cream Four Decades of Australian Art. «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Feb 14»
No bull – art is challenging Rockhampton's beef-town identity
Among the finest are: Fred Williams' painting Burning Tree at Upwey (1965)(valued in excess of $1M), Arthur Boyd, Woman in a jinker (1976), ... «artsHub Australia, Feb 14»
