shore crew

shore 1 n There were four or five persons, including one or two women, kept about the house and stage; these were called the shore crew, whose business it was to receive the fish at the stage-head from the boats, and put it through its various stages of splitting, salting, washing, drying, and stack...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1979
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/54956
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Summary:shore 1 n There were four or five persons, including one or two women, kept about the house and stage; these were called the shore crew, whose business it was to receive the fish at the stage-head from the boats, and put it through its various stages of splitting, salting, washing, drying, and stacking as the fishing progressed. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit MAY. 14 1979 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used I COAST n, INSHORE, LANDWASH, EASTER, FRENCH, NORTH(ERN), SOUTH(ERN), STRAIGHT, TREATY, WESTERN, SHOREMAN, CURE, MERCHANTABLE, SPANISH FISH, SKIFF, SHOREYER, SEDENTARY (FISHERY), PIGEON, SEA~, TRAP',PLANTATION 2, ROOM, PUNT, BAY SEAL. ~ boat/plantation/boss/cod(fish)/fish/ fast(ener)/crew/crowd/cure(d fish)/duck/fast/fisherman/fishery/fishing/gang/ herring/ice /train/liner/labrador/net/seal/season/skipper/work.