bow
bow2 n Some of the men,[sealers] in addition, carry a long sealing-gun on their shoulders. These are the "bow" or "after gunners," who are marksmen to shoot old seals, or others that cannot be reached with the "gaff." These men rank before the "bat-men," and o...
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5273 |
| Summary: | bow2 n Some of the men,[sealers] in addition, carry a long sealing-gun on their shoulders. These are the "bow" or "after gunners," who are marksmen to shoot old seals, or others that cannot be reached with the "gaff." These men rank before the "bat-men," and obtain a trifling remuneration a dditional by the remission of their"berth money." See cited quotation. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [-]HARVEY Seal Hunters[-] W. J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 JH SEP 1970 Used I Used I Used I |
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