prong

prong n Arrived at the vessel, each man employs a pole armed with a bent iron, resembling the prong of a hay-fork, with which he pierces the fish, and throws it with a jerk on deck, counting the number thus discharged with a loud voice. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 JH SEP 1970 Used I U...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/66242
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Summary:prong n Arrived at the vessel, each man employs a pole armed with a bent iron, resembling the prong of a hay-fork, with which he pierces the fish, and throws it with a jerk on deck, counting the number thus discharged with a loud voice. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 JH SEP 1970 Used I Used I 2 Used I [see 'pears', 'fish-prong', 'pew', 'pitch-fork, 'pue', 'sprongs', 'tine'

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