share n / shareman

shareman n The term "shareman has a social as well as an economic connotation in Conche. In the economic sense the term is applied to crew members who work for wages only. In the social sense it applies to crew members who are not related to the skipper. Etc. Very wordy. 110 When the fishing se...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1987
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39813
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Summary:shareman n The term "shareman has a social as well as an economic connotation in Conche. In the economic sense the term is applied to crew members who work for wages only. In the social sense it applies to crew members who are not related to the skipper. Etc. Very wordy. 110 When the fishing season is over and the skipper has "settled up" with the sharemen, then the sharemen's job is usually over. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup NOV 12 1987 WK G.M.Story Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used fisherman, shoreman, come/go shareman. The source is not listed in DNE but the card is stamped and cited.

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