jigging

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1971
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/37718

jigging vbl n A jigger is a long lead resembling a small fish with two large hooks at the end. This head [sic], fastened to a long line, is let down into the water, and moved to and fro, catching the fish that may happen to be in its way or to follow it, allowed by the apparent Bait in different parts of their body. This making is used when the cod-fish first appeared, and there is a scarcity of bait; [sic] The fish caught by jigging is immediately opened, and a herring is generally found in the [body] which serves as bait. G.M.Story APR 1971 JH APR 1971 DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I JIG v, jigging ground, GROUND, SQUID (JIGGING) jigging veil, jigging machine Checked by Adrian Young on Wed 10 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri 07 Aug 2015