line of water
line 1 n 361. A "line of water" is a measure of depth related to the length of a _cotton_ trawl line, i.e. 60 fathoms. The other commonly used trawl line was of hemp but those were only 30 fathoms in length & were never used as a standard of measure. DNE-cit JH 3/73 Used I Used I 3 Use...
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43432 |
| Summary: | line 1 n 361. A "line of water" is a measure of depth related to the length of a _cotton_ trawl line, i.e. 60 fathoms. The other commonly used trawl line was of hemp but those were only 30 fathoms in length & were never used as a standard of measure. DNE-cit JH 3/73 Used I Used I 3 Used I hook-and-line, line of water, line gear, line maker Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 21 Jul 2015 |
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