killock

killick n It [seal net] is always on the bottom, being kept down by two killocks, one cwt. each, made fast to each end of the mooring, to each end of the knee is made fast a piece of rattling, of the depth of the water to which a line is attached a pole, 12 or 14 feet long, by which the net is haule...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39429
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Summary:killick n It [seal net] is always on the bottom, being kept down by two killocks, one cwt. each, made fast to each end of the mooring, to each end of the knee is made fast a piece of rattling, of the depth of the water to which a line is attached a pole, 12 or 14 feet long, by which the net is hauled up to be examined. PRINTED ITEM JH 4/70 W. J. KIRWIN APR 1970 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used cillick, kellick, killock, lose your killick, and [you'll] find it in the fall, have a rock in one's killick, killick-claw, killick-rod, killick-stone, keel-log, kellock, keylock, GRANNY 2 Checked by Raji Sreeni on Fri 10 Jul 2015