| Summary: | rinding vbl n I know one man. . .he was in the. . .Summer time when there'd be no fish,when the fish would be scarce,they'd go rinin', that's rinin' birch-rine;you'd. . .your birch-rine was a dollar a quintal. They'd buy it,you know,for those foreign ships takin' codfish for. . .I don't know what. . .dunnage,they'd call it ,I suppose,lyin' under the fish,see,keep 'em from gettin' damp. Dollar a quintal.And take their boat,they go in the bay,used to call it,go up here New Bay,and . BUT .this . . .this FELLER WAS IN . . .bay and by(HE)(I?) heard a feller singin' out,talkin'. He said,"Where's he at? Where's he at?" And he . just had the bundle of rine on his back,you know, (AND WAS READY FOR COMIN OUT AGAIN???),but he dropped it! He left ,rine and all! He took to it,and got out as quick as he could! He never went back for the rine! verb [check] 565 "A"=HE? J.WIDDOSON Used I and Sup Used I 1 Not used [see 'rind', etc., 'birch rhine']
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