arm of a caplin seine

caplin n . this summer we had a cod-trap, the first coming of cod-traps,/ and a poor trap it was. It would almost be well to have a rat-trap. We had the arm of a caplin seine for a leader, impossible to catch fish, but he thought it all right until we had it set in the water and saw the mistake. PRI...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/13349
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Summary:caplin n . this summer we had a cod-trap, the first coming of cod-traps,/ and a poor trap it was. It would almost be well to have a rat-trap. We had the arm of a caplin seine for a leader, impossible to catch fish, but he thought it all right until we had it set in the water and saw the mistake. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit H. AUG 1977 JH AUG 1977 Used I and Sup Not used 2 Used I capelan, capellin, capeling, caplain, capline, capling, capon, ceaplin, ~bait, ~baiting, ~bunting, ~cart, ~fishery, ~mesh, ~pit, ~run, ~scull, ~season, ~seine, ~sick, ~spawn, ~time, ~trap, ~trip, ~voyage, ~weather, ~glut, ~skiff, BAITSKIFF, BAITING, SEINE Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 01 Apr 2015

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