dressing down vbl n.

dress v Then the order was given by the skipper to "haul in gear," and fall to splitting and salting. This/operation, which is known as "dressing down," is performed on hogshead tubs or boards placed between two barrels. Each man keeps tally of his fish as he hauls them in by cut...

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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/21990
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Summary:dress v Then the order was given by the skipper to "haul in gear," and fall to splitting and salting. This/operation, which is known as "dressing down," is performed on hogshead tubs or boards placed between two barrels. Each man keeps tally of his fish as he hauls them in by cutting out the tongues--the number of tongues giving the accout of the fish taken. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN JAN 1978 JH JAN 1978 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I dress down, ~ off, ~ up, dress off/out, dress up, dress in the fools, LIMB, dress-up, FOOL Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 27 Jul 2016