cross handed

cross-handed av All row cross handed using two oars or paddles. There are no rollocks of the usual kind seen further south. There is but one thole pin set in the gunwale, the oars being kept in place by a ring usually made of withe or twisted spruce roots, slipped over the oar and the pin. DNE-cit G...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16413
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Summary:cross-handed av All row cross handed using two oars or paddles. There are no rollocks of the usual kind seen further south. There is but one thole pin set in the gunwale, the oars being kept in place by a ring usually made of withe or twisted spruce roots, slipped over the oar and the pin. DNE-cit GMS Jan 76 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I fish cross-handed, go ~, cross-handed dory, DORY, cross-hand(ed) skiff, SKIFF Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 28 Jun 2016