splitter

splitter n .the _cod_ is next passed across the table to the _splitter_, who cuts out the _backbone_ as low as the navel. _ibid._ 129 The _Splitter_ receives the highest wages, and holds a rank next to the _Master_ of a FISHERY. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story January 1964 Used I and Sup Used I and S...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1964
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53495
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Summary:splitter n .the _cod_ is next passed across the table to the _splitter_, who cuts out the _backbone_ as low as the navel. _ibid._ 129 The _Splitter_ receives the highest wages, and holds a rank next to the _Master_ of a FISHERY. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story January 1964 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used spilter, SHOREMAN, SPLITTING KNIFE, splitter's mitt. The source is not listed in DNE but the card is stamped as cited.

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