rolls/rolling
roll v In the spring when the caplin "come in and rolls" most men in Gillams gets some to salt and dry. . . . By"coming in and rolling", I mean the spawning of the Caplin, when large schools (locally "sculls") come right unto [sic] the beach. The rolling is the movement...
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| Summary: | roll v In the spring when the caplin "come in and rolls" most men in Gillams gets some to salt and dry. . . . By"coming in and rolling", I mean the spawning of the Caplin, when large schools (locally "sculls") come right unto [sic] the beach. The rolling is the movement of the caplin, which is really not rolling but pressing against each other. DNE-cit JH 6/71 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I The "/" in Form corresponds to the "/" in Word Form; only the two lines of the quotation are used in the dictionary; "[sic]" is typed above the line (line 4) and its insertion is indicated by a "/". |
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