skinner
skinnner n The first operation after landing and weighing is the skinning, or separating the fat from the skin; this is speedily done, for an expert skinner will skin from 300 to 400 young pelts a day. After being dry-salted in bulk for a month, the skins are sufficiently cured for shipment, the chi...
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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/49845 |
| Summary: | skinnner n The first operation after landing and weighing is the skinning, or separating the fat from the skin; this is speedily done, for an expert skinner will skin from 300 to 400 young pelts a day. After being dry-salted in bulk for a month, the skins are sufficiently cured for shipment, the chief market for them being Great Britain. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W.J.KIRWIN FEB 1970 JH 2/70 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I SEAL SKINNER. Only part of the citation on card is in DNE. |
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