_Down_ killik

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1975
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22000

down av [b]A WIDE, WIDE "PARISH" 155[b] "_Down killick"_ is used impartially on arrival at the fishing grounds or at home after a voyage-the "_killick"_ being a stone anchor for small craft or for nets. (A "_killy-claw_" is of wood with the stone in the middle.) You may hear an old fisherman say of his retire- ment from the long warfare with the sea for a living: "My _killiks are down;_ my boat is moored." One of them who was blind in his left eye, said as he lay dying, referring to his own soul: "She's on her last tack, heading for I don't know where; the port light is out, and the starboard is getting dim." A few minutes later he passed away. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story APR 1975 JH APR 1975 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn [see 'killick', etc.] Card marked DNE-cit, but is withdrawn. Underlines in cite provided by editor.