st john's n [ = capital of Newfoundland].
1 Phr how do times govern in stjohn's: what is the situation in the capital, esp the cost of goods and the price of fish.
1863 MORETON 39 ~ This question, always asked of any man lately returned from the capital, is answered by recounting the prices which fish and oil realized, and those at which food and clothing were got in return.
2 Comb st john's dog: strong, short-haired black dog popular with fishermen (P 243-56); WATER DOG.
1967 Bk of Nfld iii, 337 The Flat Coated Retriever, once called the St John's dog, was originally from Newfoundland.
st john's slate: rock formation found in the vicinity of St John's.
1869 Stewart's Qtly iii, 54 The rock formation, named the St John's Slate, in which they [Oldhamia] are thus buried, is 3,000 feet in thickness.
