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mill v mill II b to mill doll to beat hemp or flax as a prison occupation 1714 1820 Scoresby 310 note Mill-dolling, consists in breaking a passage through thin ice by a sort of ram, let fall from the bowsprit. _Entepede_ is from Barron (whom L. acknowledges), but the Barron use was not the Nfld whal...
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| Summary: | mill v mill II b to mill doll to beat hemp or flax as a prison occupation 1714 1820 Scoresby 310 note Mill-dolling, consists in breaking a passage through thin ice by a sort of ram, let fall from the bowsprit. _Entepede_ is from Barron (whom L. acknowledges), but the Barron use was not the Nfld whalers. (L. maybe got his notes mixed up. Let's _query_: [check] tenuous connection with Nfld sealer: you can see Scoresby on his desk before Lubboch MAY. 23 1977 Not used Not used Queried |
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