douce the killock
douse -meant throw the killock overboard. Fishermen used killocks to moor fishing traps, trawls, or boats & instead of saying throw the killock overboard, they would say "douce the killock.' DNE-cit JH 6/75 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Not used douse the killick, KILLICK Checked by Jordyn H...
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Language: | English |
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1975
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19978 |
| Summary: | douse -meant throw the killock overboard. Fishermen used killocks to moor fishing traps, trawls, or boats & instead of saying throw the killock overboard, they would say "douce the killock.' DNE-cit JH 6/75 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Not used douse the killick, KILLICK Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 25 Jul 2016 |
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