skinner

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/44891

skinner n The first operation of the landing and weighing is the skinning or removing of the fat off the skin, and this is accomplished by extending the seals' pelt on a tale 6 feet by 4 (in an oblique direction) which is placed on the floor and raised 28 inche s, behind which the skinner stands holding the skin and fat in his left hand, removing the fat with a skinning knife in his right hand. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Not used PELT v, SCULP v, skin out, skin up, skinner