ice claw

ice n "Bosun," the Cap'n that night ordered, "get the ice claw an' hold her 'ere to-night. An' when you get the claw out, tell the engineers to start ahead, easy." We often, by the way, anchored to ice with a claw, or sometimes even to a pinnacle with a "...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/37135
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Summary:ice n "Bosun," the Cap'n that night ordered, "get the ice claw an' hold her 'ere to-night. An' when you get the claw out, tell the engineers to start ahead, easy." We often, by the way, anchored to ice with a claw, or sometimes even to a pinnacle with a "score" cut deep, casting a wire cable around it. DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM W. Kirwin '75 JH 2/76 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I ~ bird/candle/-chock/clamper/master/pan/pilot/pole/saw/blind(ness)/-block/-boat/-skiff/-cat/-claw/clumper/-fishing/-gall/gaze/-glim/-loom/-grip/-hunter/-hunting/-island/-jam/-line/captain/-line/-loom/-glim/-master/-pan/-partridge/-party/-pilot/pinnacle/ Checked by Sarah Budgell on Tue 24 Feb 2015