dip

dip v In every Harbour, Creek and Cove there is what may be called a Parish Pott, this holds about 20 Gallons, and it is filled with water and Spruce Bark, which is boiled together; they then dip the netts of the Fishermen into it, and the Sails of their Boats to which it is a great preservative.For...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1978
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19411
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Summary:dip v In every Harbour, Creek and Cove there is what may be called a Parish Pott, this holds about 20 Gallons, and it is filled with water and Spruce Bark, which is boiled together; they then dip the netts of the Fishermen into it, and the Sails of their Boats to which it is a great preservative.For dipping a set of Boat Sails they pay 3/6 d. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit GMS Mar 78 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used I dip-net, BARK v, KEEP NET Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Thu 05 Feb 2015