a '_log load_' of fish
log-load n [PT]JW a '_log load_' of fish My father remembers this expression being used in Joe Batt's Arm to refer to a boat that was coming into harbour with a full load of fish. They would say, "She's got a log load," meaning that the boat was so low in the water that...
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| Summary: | log-load n [PT]JW a '_log load_' of fish My father remembers this expression being used in Joe Batt's Arm to refer to a boat that was coming into harbour with a full load of fish. They would say, "She's got a log load," meaning that the boat was so low in the water that it looked like a log on the water. He says that this expression was used 40 years ago when he lived there as a boy and thinks that some of the older fishermen there might still use it. Yes DICT CEN. DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I logger load Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 28 Jul 2015, NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY |
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