collar

collar n If a fisherman looks out through his window and sees the boat tailing to its collar with the stern out, he has to go to the other shore to fish. Go to the lee shore to fish not the weather side. (tailing to its collar means the boat was holding its anchor rope taut in the wind). DNE-cit JH...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14620
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Summary:collar n If a fisherman looks out through his window and sees the boat tailing to its collar with the stern out, he has to go to the other shore to fish. Go to the lee shore to fish not the weather side. (tailing to its collar means the boat was holding its anchor rope taut in the wind). DNE-cit JH APR 1971 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not Used BOAT, RODE, BERTH, on the collar, go in collar, come to collar, break collar, collar boat, rodney, collar buoy, buoy, collar chain, collar day, collar punt, punt, collar time, get in the collar, get off the collar, collar time Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 16 Jun 2016