planter
planter n From the earliest times, those immigrants who settled in Newfoundland and had means enough to build their own fishing rooms, "ship" men, and issue supplies to other fishermen, were called _planters_, following the term applied to the Virginian Colonists (who, at least, planted to...
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| Summary: | planter n From the earliest times, those immigrants who settled in Newfoundland and had means enough to build their own fishing rooms, "ship" men, and issue supplies to other fishermen, were called _planters_, following the term applied to the Virginian Colonists (who, at least, planted tobacco while in Newfoundland most of the _plant- ers_ did not even plant a potato or a cabbage) G.M.Story July 1956 PRINTED ITEM Used I Used I 1 Not used |
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