hawse-pipe

hawse-pipe .'cordin' as you'd winch up the whale, he'd [ie the hawser] come in over an' pass on down through a hawse-pipe,an' coil away hisself Yes (see OED _hawse-pipe_) J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Not used Not used Not used

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/35506
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Summary:hawse-pipe .'cordin' as you'd winch up the whale, he'd [ie the hawser] come in over an' pass on down through a hawse-pipe,an' coil away hisself Yes (see OED _hawse-pipe_) J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Not used Not used Not used

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