| Summary: | jack1 n At this time they began to go to the "western shore" (Port-aux-Basques - Rose Blanche area). This caused a further change and the "big skiff" gave way to the "skiff" or " jack-boat" (these were from fifty to sixty feet in the keel and carried a six man crew and two dories). This boat continued to be used with some modifications until the failure of the Trepassey fishery in 1964. JH 7/72 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used jack-blunt, jack's alive, jack-boat, BULLY1, jack-easy, jack curlew, CURLEW, jack fisherman, jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, jack root, BLOOD ROOT Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 29 Jun 2015
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