day _set_

set n The men would leave the islands at about 3 a.m., set their trawl which would consist of five or six ten line tubs. They would wait for two or three hours and then haul it back. This was referred to as a "day set". If the trawl was left out overnight, it was called a "night set&q...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/45441
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Summary:set n The men would leave the islands at about 3 a.m., set their trawl which would consist of five or six ten line tubs. They would wait for two or three hours and then haul it back. This was referred to as a "day set". If the trawl was left out overnight, it was called a "night set". DNE-cit G M Story JH 11/73 Used I Used I 1 Not used setting trawl, FLYING SET, day set, night set, WATER n: WATER SET The source is listed as M 71-94 in DNE and the last sentence of the cited quotation on the card is not in DNE.

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