stray-line

stray-line n On a trawl, the rope attached to the trawl anchor and the running-line. DNE-cit R. Hollett Used I Used I 1 Used I [see also 'running-line etc.'] PALE (OIL), straw broom, straw flower, straw-legs Source listed as P 127-77 in DNE.

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/48013
Description
Summary:stray-line n On a trawl, the rope attached to the trawl anchor and the running-line. DNE-cit R. Hollett Used I Used I 1 Used I [see also 'running-line etc.'] PALE (OIL), straw broom, straw flower, straw-legs Source listed as P 127-77 in DNE.

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