Admiral's room
admiral n In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the skipper of the English fishing vessel arriving first in a harbour in the spring was the "Fishing Admiral" for the season. He had his choice of location of fishing room - hence our expression. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story July 19...
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Language: | English |
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1956
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/3014 |
| Summary: | admiral n In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the skipper of the English fishing vessel arriving first in a harbour in the spring was the "Fishing Admiral" for the season. He had his choice of location of fishing room - hence our expression. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story July 1956 Used I and Sup Used I Not used skipper; fishing admiral Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Tue 15 Jul 2014; Card marked DNE-cit, but not used. |
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