seal hunt

seal n Soon these sealers learned from experience the advantages of making an earlier start on the sealhunt in order to reach the sealherds before the young took to the water. The first of March at length became the usual time of starting 'for the ice.' PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story W. J...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1975
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/55534
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Summary:seal n Soon these sealers learned from experience the advantages of making an earlier start on the sealhunt in order to reach the sealherds before the young took to the water. The first of March at length became the usual time of starting 'for the ice.' PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story W. J. KIRWIN JUN 1975 JH JUN 1975 [~shot, ~skin, ~skinner, ~soap, ~twine, ~vat, vat, ~bird, ~penis, cock, ~worm, cod worm, ~frame, frame] squid finger, water pup, ~fish, ~fisher, ~fishery, ~hunt, ~fishing, ~gun, ~ing gun, ~hand, ~head, ~-head cod, snub1, ~hole, blow hole, bobbing~ , ~hunter, sealer1, ~hunting, ~killer, fish killer, ~meadow, ~man, ~net, ~oil, ~pan, ~pass, ~patch, ~pelt Used I and Sup Used I 4 Used I sile, soil, swale, swile, swoil(e), bay, harbour, harp, hood, old, square filpper, square a, young, bedlamer, dotard, ragged-jacket, saddleback, turner, white-coat, pelt n, sculp n, ~bait, ~bat, bat, ~cat, ~catcher, ~dart, dart n, dog1, ~fat, ~finger Not all collocations fit in field.