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mark 'A fishing-ground distinguished by land-marks. Manx examples: The Old Man's Mark. The Bay Mark. The Trains. The Nhiag. Boll fa Thaane. The Fraagh. Captain Radcliffe's Mark. Bartee's Mark. The bearings for the marks are given with great reluctance, as the fishermen consider t...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57744
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Summary:mark 'A fishing-ground distinguished by land-marks. Manx examples: The Old Man's Mark. The Bay Mark. The Trains. The Nhiag. Boll fa Thaane. The Fraagh. Captain Radcliffe's Mark. Bartee's Mark. The bearings for the marks are given with great reluctance, as the fishermen consider them as somewhat in the nature of a trade secret. [May be useful for headnote, where we have only OED ref] DNE Sup G. M. Story W. K. JAN 14 1988 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used Sup Only part of the slip contents are cited in the DNE Sup: 'a fishing-ground distinguished by land-marks'

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