| Summary: | sack2 n n. Sack-ships (saques) were ships which came back directly from Newfoundland to their home port in France and took on board part of the crews of ships going to the Mediterranean. The role of English sack-ships was quite different: they traded foodstuffs and manufactured goods with Newfoundland's settlers. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup Author doesn't quote the French: This figure was obtained by subtracting from the gross amount of the sale, expenses jointly incurred by outfitter and crew., return expenses for those men returning by sackships, as well as the amount of the "pratiques" (bonuses) [etc.]. If this isn't in Fr. dictionaries, I will drop B. a note. [check] WK NOV 22 1987 Used I and Sup Not Used Not Used sack, sack ship, sac, in sack, sack boat, sack boat system Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 16 Oct 2015
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