| Summary: | establishment n At the end of the poles is a line called a backing-line; and at the extreme end - say where the whole length of line has been passed under the ice - a creeper or small species of anchor is let down and trailed over the nets, which - when hooked by the creeper - are drawn up through one of the holes, the seals cleared, drawn to the Establishment, and placed in a heap which is covered with snow. From: 'creeper' card PRITNED ITEM JH 5/76 Used I Used I Not used Checked y Rebecca Nolan on Thu 26 Feb 2015
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