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runner n The captain and the runner were up in the running room and the mate was on the deck where they were digging the stuff [in dredging operation]. DNE Sup PRINTED ITEM From Edward Russell taped interview, in Shannon Ryan's Oral History collection. The context is working on a dredge in Bost...
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/68671 |
| Summary: | runner n The captain and the runner were up in the running room and the mate was on the deck where they were digging the stuff [in dredging operation]. DNE Sup PRINTED ITEM From Edward Russell taped interview, in Shannon Ryan's Oral History collection. The context is working on a dredge in Boston harbour. G. M. Story JUN. 20 1988 WK Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Withdrawn "runner" is not used in this sense in the DNE |
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