spirk'ns
spirking n I have never forgotten the thrill that came to me when I read therein that in one of Anson's ships "the spirketing" had become decayed, for it was my first encounter of the standard term and spelling spirket or spirketing for that part of a fishing boat that I had heard all...
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| Summary: | spirking n I have never forgotten the thrill that came to me when I read therein that in one of Anson's ships "the spirketing" had become decayed, for it was my first encounter of the standard term and spelling spirket or spirketing for that part of a fishing boat that I had heard all my life called by my neighbours "the spirk'ns". [see 'sperkings', 'spirkens', 'spirkins'] PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I Not used Used I sperkings, spirkens, spirkins |
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