swoiling

sealing vbl n [William Pike's] grandfather, born in 1798, lived eighty-six years, was master of his own ship at eighteen and as daring and successful a sealing skipper as any in this town, where sealing, or "swoiling," as oldtimers still call it, made many wealthy and not a few famous...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/56098
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Summary:sealing vbl n [William Pike's] grandfather, born in 1798, lived eighty-six years, was master of his own ship at eighteen and as daring and successful a sealing skipper as any in this town, where sealing, or "swoiling," as oldtimers still call it, made many wealthy and not a few famous throughout the Island and around the North Atlantic. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story AUG 1970 JH AUG 19 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I swaling, swiling, swoiling, SPOTTER,HAULING-ROPE,TOWv, S'ilun, ~ rope/adventure/VOYAGE/bat/berth/capstan/captain/master/craft/crew/ More collocations:~ dog/flag/fleet/gaff/ground/gun/house/ice/master/net/owner/plane/post/pound/punt/racket/schooner/season/ship/skiff/skipper/spring/steamer/ticket/time/vessel/boat/gun/plant

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