to shoot (a cod seine; cod seine

shoot 1 v The cod seine had become obsolete and had gone out of use by the late 1920's or before that. It was a straight net, with corks for floats and leads for sinkers. A large one was about sixty fathoms long. It was set from an oar-propelled boat, into the stern of which it had been piled....

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1978
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/41044
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Summary:shoot 1 v The cod seine had become obsolete and had gone out of use by the late 1920's or before that. It was a straight net, with corks for floats and leads for sinkers. A large one was about sixty fathoms long. It was set from an oar-propelled boat, into the stern of which it had been piled. It was used in shallow water about five or six fathom deep. It was shot (set) in a circular shape, so that the last end overboard could be brought near enough to the first end, so that both ends would be on board for hauling purposes. DNE-cit JUN 1978 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I shot, set, shoot the witch's heart, Shooting, WITCH. The source is listed as P 9-73 in DNE with only part of the citation on card is in DNE.