Shoal of seals, or fish

shoal 2 n A number of seals or fish being in company, are called a _shoal_. I presume the term arose, from the breaking of the water among them, appearing like the rippling of shoaly ground. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story August 1959 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I BANK, GROUND, LEDGE, SHORE�, ~ cod/...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1959
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52203
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Summary:shoal 2 n A number of seals or fish being in company, are called a _shoal_. I presume the term arose, from the breaking of the water among them, appearing like the rippling of shoaly ground. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story August 1959 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I BANK, GROUND, LEDGE, SHORE�, ~ cod/ground/FISH. This card and previous were filed at the wrong place in drawer so they are scanned out of sequence but they have been re-filed alphabetically.

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