stays
stays Fishermen on Flat Island, Placentia Bay believe that it is unlucky for a person to go through the "stay" when leaving a schooner or ship to get up on a wharf. ("Stays" are the lines, usually cable, that go from the top of the mast to the side of the boat - to support the ma...
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Language: | English |
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1971
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/42476 |
| Summary: | stays Fishermen on Flat Island, Placentia Bay believe that it is unlucky for a person to go through the "stay" when leaving a schooner or ship to get up on a wharf. ("Stays" are the lines, usually cable, that go from the top of the mast to the side of the boat - to support the mast.) JH 6/71 [-]Gillam/[-] Not used Not used Withdrawn |
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