Quoyle: a coil of rope.  Better yet, rope with a French twist.

The Rock: now an affectionate term used by Newfoundlanders for the island of Newfoundland to represent strength, solidity, and solitude.  It was once a derogatory word used by those who felt Newfoundland was desolate (which is actually a myth) and too isolated.  Also a private joke used to refer to undercooked brewis.

Strewing: spreading about.  Also stewing with a speech impediment.

Killick: a handmade wooden anchor weighted with rocks.  Not to be confused with Killock, which is a sock that has not been washed in a while.

Tuckamore (actual spelling tucamore):  stunted spruce trees that are commonly found in Newfoundland.  Also known as putting someone to bed whom you love.

Plaited (pronounced "platted"): braided.  Also, a less severe "splatted".

Scrob: to scrape or to scratch; to climb or crawl while scraping.  Or, a giant sea monster off the southern coast.

Hangashore (actual spelling angashore): one who chooses to avoid the ocean or must for reasons of circumstances and chooses to stick to dry land.  Also, a coat hanger made from plaited seaweed.

Brewis (pronounced "bruise"): food that is made from cakes of hard bread that have been soaked overnight and heated.  Usually served with dried, salted codfish and onions and fried pork fat cubes.  Referred to by mainlanders as "gross slimy bread".

Outports: originally isolated fishing ports that lay along the coast.  Now used to refer to rural coastal communities.  Also Newfoundland opposite of imports.

Skiff: a small, open boat used for jigging or traveling short distances.  Also, archaic form of "sniff".

Blasty boughs: dead, moss covered branches.  these are excellent for starting a fire because they catch fire quickly and burn easily.  Can also be an exploding boat frontsection.

Porridge: oatmeal, usually with butter, sugar, and milk.  Also, "inferior edge".

Scurrifunging: a brisk, thorough cleaning.  Otherwise it's running mushrooms.

Landwash:  the extreme edge of the shore.  Or, an inane chore to keep our beaches beautiful.

Yar: yes, yeah.  Another interpretation is the former Security officer on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".

Flake: small building, which actually looks like a raised roof with no building under it!  Roughly constructed from wood, they were used for drying fish for preservation and storage.  Also, a person who uses one for shelter!

Scruncheons: fried pork fat cubes.  I'm not kidding.

Screech-in: the so-called tradition of making a person an honourary Newfoundlander by making them go out on the water, chug Newfoundland Screech Rum, and kiss a codfish.  This "tradition" was actually made up years ago as a practical joke to play on tourists, but they seem to enjoy the torment.

Jig: to fish with a line, multiple hooks, and no rod; to dance.  Also known as the famous Newfoundland jogging pig.

Bunged: tossed; smacked.  Also, an adjective for a painful bowel problem.

Bake-apples: yellow, red and orange berries that grow on a deciduous tree.  Because they look like a cluster of small berries or cumulus clouds, they are also known as "cloudberries".  Honest.

Ghost net: lost fishing net that sometimes surfaces years later with trapped dead fish and other marine creatures.  Also, the equipment used by former fisherman who have turned their hand to ghostbusting.

Maid: a young girl, child, or merely unmarried woman woman.  This is sometimes used to refer to any woman regardless of age or marital status.  Also, a man you can get to clean the house.

Gaff: a long pole with a hook for fetching things from the water, pulling in a boat, or pushing a boat off from the wharf.  Also, the sound you make when you swallow those little cod bones.

Juniper: a tree that resembles a conifer but is actually deciduous, shedding its needles in the winter.  It is also known as a "larch".  Or, a misspelling of Jupiter.

Var: another name for any variety of fir tree.  Or, a mispronounciation of "far".

Water-wolf: a tapeworm.  Or, a deranged Newfoundland dog.

Junks of wood: logs that are cut 12-18" in length and split in halves or quarters.  Probably derived from "chunks".  More likely derived from people trying to confuse other people.

Monger: fish merchant.  Also, an angry puffin.

Fidget: to twitch or move about wildly and uncontrollably.  Otherwise, the Newfoundland version of "Gidget"

Old Hag: a severe nightmare that according to legend is the result of a bewitching.  The hag is usually an acquaintance with whom there is a problem, and she attacks you in your sleep.  If you do not beat her, she will take you to your doom before you wake, but to stop her, you must say her name backwards. (This "nightmare" commonly has a physical manifestation.  I know of people who said the hag was smothering them from behind by pulling back on their face, and in the waking world observers often see the skin of the victim pulled taut.)  Also known as "female enemy" or "mother-in-law".

and in case you're wondering....

Flankers: sparks from a fire that are usually composed of wind-blown ash.  Also, jokes about Newfoundland words which are actually archaic words that have fallen out of usage.

Traipse: to saunter; to walk about aimlessly.  Used in the movie "Die Hard 2" in case you ever wanted to know.

Birch broom in fits: an interesting way of insulting a strange hairstyle!

Right on, buddy, go on do! :  A Newfoundland way of saying "no kidding" and "good-bye" at once.