"Me Mudder is some crooked today, I thought she was going to smack me in the chops! I spent all day coopied over, down on the beach, catching capelin for her, and then her old Crackie dog took em while they were drying. Now we're having cod and crabcakes for supper, that should cheer her up."
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Capelin {pronounced CAPE-lynn} - slender, translucent olive coloured, small scaled smelt fish that grow to a miximum of 25 cm. Although capelin sometimes spawn offshore, the females often come ashore to leave their eggs on the pebbled beaches. The spawning process leaves the caplein quite vulnerable to predators, especially humans. They are seined offshore by longliners and caught in capelin traps. On the beaches they can be caught by hand, in a dip net or even a bucket. Kiddo once fell on the beach and one got into her boot.
Chops - the mouth.
Codfish - codfish usually grow to approximately 120cm (48in) in length and weigh 12 kg (26lb); however much larger fish have been recorded. For many years this fish was king in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Coopy - to crouch or bend down.
Crackie - a small dog of a mixed breed.
Crooked - ill tempered, contrary and cranky.
Crab - There are 3 species commercially caught, Atlantic Snow Crab and two species of toad crab. Only the male snow crab is caught as the females are too small to have commercial value. The males reach a maximum shell width of 16.5cm (6.5in), a leg span of 90cm (37in) an weight of 1.35kg (3lb).
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