hand Gaff

hand n Used for recovering fish that escape your hands or for loosening the trawl hooks from the fish's throats. (illustration is given in MS) DNE-cit GMS Sept 73 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Not used The word form hand-gaff appears in Sup. Citations for this word are also found under 'gaff n&#...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/35361
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Summary:hand n Used for recovering fish that escape your hands or for loosening the trawl hooks from the fish's throats. (illustration is given in MS) DNE-cit GMS Sept 73 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Not used The word form hand-gaff appears in Sup. Citations for this word are also found under 'gaff n' in the DNE.

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