leader

leader n The trap is a box-shaped net with a bottom and an opening at one end. From the opening a _leader_ (a long net) is stretched from the shore to the trap. The fish, finding the leader, cannot get through it and follow it along to the opening of the trap. When once inside escape is very difficu...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40265
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Summary:leader n The trap is a box-shaped net with a bottom and an opening at one end. From the opening a _leader_ (a long net) is stretched from the shore to the trap. The fish, finding the leader, cannot get through it and follow it along to the opening of the trap. When once inside escape is very difficult. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story MAR 1971 JH MAR 1971 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I leading net, leader backer/buoy/foot(s)/head/linnet/net, buoy, foot(s), linnet Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 15 Jul 2015

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