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vraic
‖ vraic (vreɪk) [F. dial. (Channel Islands) vraic, also vrec, vrac: see wrack n. and cf. varec.] A seaweed found in the Channel Islands, used for fuel and manure.1610 W. Folkingham Art of Survey i. x. 30 Vraic or Orewood, (Alga Marina) is diuersly applyed for soyling. 1674 Blount Glossogr. (ed. 4), ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Minquiers
These are the most southerly buildings in the British Isles; but they have no permanent inhabitants; though fishermen, vraic (seaweed used for fertilizer wikipedia.org
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Auregnais
One or two words linger on in the local English, e.g. vraic (seaweed fertiliser – a word common throughout the Channel Islands), and the pronunciation wikipedia.org
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wracker
▪ I. wracker1 rare. (ˈrækə(r)) [f. wrack v.2 + -er1.] One who wrecks, ruins, or subverts.1611 Cotgr., Ruineur, a ruiner, wracker, spoyler.▪ II. † wracker2 Obs. rare. [f. wrack v.3 + -er1, or ad. MLG. wraker (whence Da. vrager sorter).] = wraker.1584 [see wraker]. 1719 in Rec. Convent. Royal Burghs S... Oxford English Dictionary
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Edmund Blampied
The etching A Jersey vraic cart, which Blampied had just managed to have printed and signed before the island was invaded, was issued by the Print Club His scenes of collecting seaweed, called vraic, from the beaches of the island using a horse and cart were, he said, his signature tune. wikipedia.org
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rock-fish
ˈrock-fish [rock n.1] 1. A fish frequenting rocks or rocky bottoms, spec. as the name of many unrelated fishes, such as the black goby or sea-gudgeon, the striped bass, the wrasse, etc. Also = rock salmon (c) s.v. rock n.1 9 d. Also with defining terms, as bearded, black, grass, green, etc., applied... Oxford English Dictionary
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Lihou
Economy Historically, Lihou was an important location for a commercially significant industry based around the harvesting of seaweed (or vraic in the wikipedia.org
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Grouville
It is also the main oyster producing area of Jersey, and was also formerly noted for the production of vraic (seaweed fertiliser). The cottage industry formerly practised by Grouvillais of burning vraic gave rise to the traditional nickname of les Enfuntchis (the smoky ones, or the wikipedia.org
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wreck
▪ I. wreck, n.1 (rɛk) Forms: [1–3 wrec (1 werec, waerece, warec), 2 wrech, 3–4 wrek, 3 wreck-, 4 wreck,] 3, 5–6 wrek, 5–7 wrekke, wrecke, 6– wreck. [a. AF. wrec, wrech, wrek (also werec, waerec, warec, whence F. varech, varec varec), a. ON. *wrec, *wrek (Norw. and Icel. rek n.), f. the stem of wreka... Oxford English Dictionary
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Plateau de fruits de mer
It can alternatively be served on a bed of seaweed (vraic). wikipedia.org
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Jersey Legal French
in charge of Bar, particularly for legal aid), mandataire, autorisé (returning officer at elections, or other functions), projet (parliamentary bill), vraic wikipedia.org
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potato
potato, n. (pəʊˈteɪtəʊ) Forms: α. 6 botata, 6–7 bat(t)ata: see batata. β. 6– potato, (6 potaton, 6–7 potade, potatus, 6–8 patata, 6–9 potatoe, 7 partato, potado, potata, pottato, puttato, 8– illit. pertater). γ. dial. and vulg.: see 2 d and tater, tatie, and tattie. [ad. Sp. patata, a variant of bat... Oxford English Dictionary
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Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society
paid to the production of woollen garments that legislation was introduced by the States to control the time devoted to knitting as the gathering of vraic wikipedia.org
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List of postage stamps of Guernsey
for the 3rd anniversary of liberation, the Royal Mail issued two stamps, designed primarily for use in the Channel Islands depicting the gathering of Vraic wikipedia.org
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Alderney
One or two French/Auregnais words are still in common use, e.g. vraic (seaweed fertiliser), as well as impôt, which is the word used for the island's landfill wikipedia.org
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