Placentia Paymaster
placentia paymaster A person was telling me last fall that the main boom of a schooner was sometimes called, sardonically, in that area the 'Placentia Paymaster.' It was said to be the frugal habit of some skippers, at the end of season, to swing the boom around catching a crewman or two u...
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| Language: | English |
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1973
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/65401 |
| Summary: | placentia paymaster A person was telling me last fall that the main boom of a schooner was sometimes called, sardonically, in that area the 'Placentia Paymaster.' It was said to be the frugal habit of some skippers, at the end of season, to swing the boom around catching a crewman or two unawares thus knocking him into the ocean to drown so that his meagre "share" of the voyage could be saved. PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 273 1st card Not used Not used Withdrawn |
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