drop v: dropped
drop v When a man went to fish on a certain ground, he 'threw away' his grapnel, that is, he anchored. He is then said to be 'dropped' there, and when a man had dropped, it was extremely bad manners for somebody else to come and drop near him. [Valuable nuance/detail for ettiquet...
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| Summary: | drop v When a man went to fish on a certain ground, he 'threw away' his grapnel, that is, he anchored. He is then said to be 'dropped' there, and when a man had dropped, it was extremely bad manners for somebody else to come and drop near him. [Valuable nuance/detail for ettiquette of fishing!] PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G. M. Story WK AUG. 1 1989 Used Sup Used Sup Used Sup 'Dropped' is provided next to the word form on this card. |
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