_creeper1 n_

creeper [ , ] _OED_ creeper 5; _EDD_ creeper sb2 1 _OED_ _EDD_ _NID_ _Cent_ An implement with hooks or claws attached used to drag sea bottom for nets, etc [1802] 1916 MURPHY 2 When -> creepers. 1861 DE BOILIEU 107 At one end -> snow. Q67 R Kendall ~ an anchor -> bottom 1976 _Evening Telegr...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/18167
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Summary:creeper [ , ] _OED_ creeper 5; _EDD_ creeper sb2 1 _OED_ _EDD_ _NID_ _Cent_ An implement with hooks or claws attached used to drag sea bottom for nets, etc [1802] 1916 MURPHY 2 When -> creepers. 1861 DE BOILIEU 107 At one end -> snow. Q67 R Kendall ~ an anchor -> bottom 1976 _Evening Telegram_ 27 Mar, p.4 The gear -> chain. _Withdraw_ Used I Used I Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 07 Jul 2016

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