shore n / shore-fast

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1988
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46813

shore 1 n These nets are fastened.to a 'shore-fast' and run straight off to sea. At the outer end, the line of nets, called a 'fleet' is held by" heavy anchors, and then a pound is formed by turning back with another net at an angle of forty-five degrees in the direction from which the salmon are expected to strike." PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story FEB. 4 1988 [Could usefully to added to DNE shore� n 3, modifying definition to include salmon context] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Not used COAST n, INSHORE, LANDWASH, EASTER, FRENCH, NORTH(ERN), SOUTH(ERN), STRAIGHT, TREATY, WESTERN, SHOREMAN, CURE, MERCHANTABLE, SPANISH FISH, SKIFF, SHOREYER, SEDENTARY (FISHERY), PIGEON, SEA~, TRAP',PLANTATION 2, ROOM, PUNT, BAY SEAL. ~ boat/plantation/boss/cod(fish)/fish/ fast(ener)/crew/crowd/cure(d fish)/duck/fast/fisherman/fishery/fishing/gang/ herring/ice /train/liner/labrador/net/seal/season/skipper/work.