half-ya-hand
half The term "half-ya-hand". before the decline of the Labrador fishery (1949) the system of sharing a voyage (fish load) was "half-ya-hand." It meant that half of the voyage went for the schooner and the other was divided among the crew, of which the captain was included. The C...
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| Summary: | half The term "half-ya-hand". before the decline of the Labrador fishery (1949) the system of sharing a voyage (fish load) was "half-ya-hand." It meant that half of the voyage went for the schooner and the other was divided among the crew, of which the captain was included. The Captain got a crew share because he did not necessarily own the schooner. JH 10/71 Used I and Sup Not used Not used This card is marked as being used in the DNE but slip contents do not appear. |
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