| Summary: | jackass n Many schooner-rigged vessels of 60-80 tons used for various fishing chores were turned into 'beaver hats' for the seal fishery, with one large temporary foremast topsail rigged to help through the ice and to back the vessel when jammed--larger 'jackass brigs' had topsails on all masts, though the variety of local rigs could blur the discinction. [note 27, p. 276 'On the confusion of 'beaver hats' and 'jackass brigs,' see (_DNE_)] [Add to DNE jackass, 1961 cite] PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story DEC. 11 1987 [check] WK Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used Sup jackass brig; BEAVER1: BEAVER HAT MAN. Checked by Sarah Budgell on Tue 07 Apr 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 06 Jul 2015; Found in DNE Sup but no stamp
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