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tal qual

tal qual adverb: unprocessed and unculled, by weight.

Adverb

tal qual (not comparable)

  1. (Newfoundland, describing the sale of fish) Unprocessed and unculled, by weight.

Adjective

tal qual (not comparable)

  1. (Newfoundland) By weight.
    • Most hon. members will know that up to a year or so ago the high proportion of salt fish bought in Newfoundland from fishermen was bought on a tal qual basis. There was no specification of grade. The fishermen who produced top quality fish received no more for his fish than the fishermen who took...1970 April 13, Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, quoting Aidan Maloney, Verbatim Report^(https://www.assembly.nl.ca/houseBusiness/Hansard/ga34session4/April13-1970(ns).pdf)

Origin of tal qual

Borrowed from French tel quel.

Questions about tal qual

What does tal qual mean?
Tal qual means unprocessed and unculled, by weight.
What part of speech is tal qual?
Tal qual can be an adverb or an adjective.

Words near tal qual in the dictionary

  1. takzir
  2. takīyah
  3. takīyahs
  4. Tal
  5. Tal al-Rabi'
  6. tal qual
  7. tal-
  8. Tal-y-Cafn
  9. Tal-y-llyn
  10. tala
  11. talab

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