veer and haul

veer Phrases of the sea enter into every phrase of daily human intercourse. "You should have given yourself mroe room to veer and haul," said the same old sailor to me when I was in a hurry. Fish when half-cured are said to be "half-saved." and a man who is"not all there&quo...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1975
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/68543
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Summary:veer Phrases of the sea enter into every phrase of daily human intercourse. "You should have given yourself mroe room to veer and haul," said the same old sailor to me when I was in a hurry. Fish when half-cured are said to be "half-saved." and a man who is"not all there" is likely to be styled "half-saved." [see 'bear and haul'] PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story APR 1975 JH APR 1975 Not used Not used Withdrawn [see 'bear and haul']