strailine

stray-line n Prier - is a pole about 30 ft. long which is fastened to the buoy rope (strailine) in winter. This makes the buoy rope easy to find when the ice goes out the bay and it also prevents the ice from towing the buoy line away. [-]Prior[-] see _prior_ entry for an [inc] cite astray ? Used I...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43143
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Summary:stray-line n Prier - is a pole about 30 ft. long which is fastened to the buoy rope (strailine) in winter. This makes the buoy rope easy to find when the ice goes out the bay and it also prevents the ice from towing the buoy line away. [-]Prior[-] see _prior_ entry for an [inc] cite astray ? Used I Used I 1 Not used [see 'prior'] PALE (OIL), straw broom, straw flower, straw-legs [-]Prior[-] is written in upper left hand corner. Similar to S_20746 which is listed in DNE as C 66-5.

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