seal oil

seal n Made from the blubber of the seal. Sometimes the blubber was left to rot in vats, the reduced oil being then skimmed off as it rose to the top. Alternately, the blubber was melted in boilers, a method first introduced in 1805 at Harbor Grace. DNE-cit G.M.Story November 1965 Used I and Sup Use...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1965
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/55410
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Summary:seal n Made from the blubber of the seal. Sometimes the blubber was left to rot in vats, the reduced oil being then skimmed off as it rose to the top. Alternately, the blubber was melted in boilers, a method first introduced in 1805 at Harbor Grace. DNE-cit G.M.Story November 1965 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Not used sile,soil,swale,swile,swoil(e),bay,harbour,harp,hood,old,square flipper,square a,young,bedlamer,dotard,ragged-jacket,saddleback,turner,white-coat,pelt n,sculp n;~bait/bat/cat/catcher/dart/fat/finger/hunt(er)/gun/hand/head(cod)/hole/killer/meadow/man/net Card marked DNE-cit, but not used. More collocations:~hunting/shot/skin(er)/soap/twine/vat/bird/penis/worm/frame/oil/pan/pass/patch;~fish/er(y)/ing;dog1;pup;cock,cod worm;snub1;blow hole;bobbing~;sealer1;fish killer