seal skinners

seal n The seals were "pelted" by the sealers and skinned by the seal skinners. They were "townies" who could skin a seal pelt with three cuts of their big knives.separating the fat from the skin with two swipes of their knives. PRINTED ITEM GMS Mar 76 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Use...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39878
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Summary:seal n The seals were "pelted" by the sealers and skinned by the seal skinners. They were "townies" who could skin a seal pelt with three cuts of their big knives.separating the fat from the skin with two swipes of their knives. PRINTED ITEM GMS Mar 76 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Used I sile,soil,swale,swile,swoil(e),bay,harbour,harp,hood,old,square flipper,square a,young,bedlamer,dotard,ragged-jacket,saddleback,turner,white-coat,pelt n,sculp n;~bait/bat/cat/catcher/dart/fat/finger/hunt(er)/gun/hand/head(cod)/hole/killer/meadow/man/net Card not marked DNE-cit, but used. More collocations:~hunting/shot/skin(er)/soap/twine/vat/bird/penis/worm/frame/oil/pan/pass/patch;~fish/er(y)/ing;dog1;pup;cock,cod worm;snub1;blow hole;bobbing~;sealer1;fish killer