sapper
sapper n When the Fishermen would come in with a full load of fish, that is to say only the gunnels were out of the water, my uncle would say, "they, have got a full sapper,' which meant they had a full load of Cod Fish. This would not be used if it was a load of caplin; it was only used w...
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| Language: | English |
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1970
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/45549 |
| Summary: | sapper n When the Fishermen would come in with a full load of fish, that is to say only the gunnels were out of the water, my uncle would say, "they, have got a full sapper,' which meant they had a full load of Cod Fish. This would not be used if it was a load of caplin; it was only used when referring to a load of Codfish. DNE-cit JH AUG 1970 Used I Used I Used I |
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