pool n

pool n [In Agua-Fort you] ride on the North-side, and lie Land-lock'd as it were in a Pond, like to _Ferryland-Pool_, but larger. [right column, better] You may run in and Anchor where you please, being a good handsome breadth, or you may go into the _Pool_ which is a place on the Larboard-side...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63858
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Summary:pool n [In Agua-Fort you] ride on the North-side, and lie Land-lock'd as it were in a Pond, like to _Ferryland-Pool_, but larger. [right column, better] You may run in and Anchor where you please, being a good handsome breadth, or you may go into the _Pool_ which is a place on the Larboard-side (going in) within a Point of _Beach_, where you ride in 12 Foot Water at low-water. PRINTED ITEM SUP APR 10 1988 WK G. M. Story Not used Not used Not used There is no entry for this word file in the DNE.

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