skinners
skinnner n The only really respectable pay made by any workers in the sealing industry is cleared by the skinners, at St. John's. The skinners are tremendously deft. With long knives they peel away the fat in two or three slashes, never leaving a shred of fat on the skins or cutting the hides....
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| Language: | English |
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1976
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51962 |
| Summary: | skinnner n The only really respectable pay made by any workers in the sealing industry is cleared by the skinners, at St. John's. The skinners are tremendously deft. With long knives they peel away the fat in two or three slashes, never leaving a shred of fat on the skins or cutting the hides. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. Kirwin 11/76 JH 11/76 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I SEAL SKINNER. |
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