_SWAB_
swab n This was an object used to wash out fish with. The swab was about two feet long and had a piece of brin on one end, which was either tied on or _[INC]_ there with a nail and a falt tack. From this we get the verb "swab" which means to wash out [check] [reverse] salt fish. The fish w...
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| Summary: | swab n This was an object used to wash out fish with. The swab was about two feet long and had a piece of brin on one end, which was either tied on or _[INC]_ there with a nail and a falt tack. From this we get the verb "swab" which means to wash out [check] [reverse] salt fish. The fish would be held by the tail in a Punchon tub full of water and swabbed out. Then it was left to drain and later put out to dry. [Image] BREN NAIL FELT TAX [check] DNE-cit DNE-cit DICT CEN. DEC 10 1969 [check] Used I Used I 1 Used I NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY. The source is listed as C 70-12 in DNE. Reverse of card at S_21402 |
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