| Summary: | beach After/this the fish was hauled by horse and cart to beaches to be dried. There 'beach-women' would turn the fish each morning and afternoon to dry. In the evening the fish would be piled in 'faggots' or 'piles'. These women are famous for their sun-bonnets. These caps are made of white cloth and protect their faces and necks from the sun. DNE-cit JH 7/72 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I [see also 'scolly", 'slouch' etc.] Word form is not hyphenated in Sup. Source appears as M 66-18 in DNE I. In fifth line of quote, 'sun-bonnets' was originally typed 'sub-bonnets', and was corrected with a pencil in left margin.
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