Summary: | stage n The majority of the buildings . fronting the water are stages and storehouses. The wharf and the accompanying building on the waterfront are each referred to as a "stage." .A stage is used mainly for storing and baiting fishing gear. If a man does not also have a storehouse he will store his winter's supply of coal in his stage, keep his tools there, and use it to cut out his trawl buoys, mend his nets, and work on odd jobs. JH 10/73 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used fishing stage, flare-up, stage head, stage beam, ~door, ~lamp, ~light, ~ loft, ~longer, ~pole, ~room, ~work
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