watcher

watcher n In extreme severe winters the Esquimaux- from whom the partridges led me - are often hard driven for food; then the toil to procure it sometimes results in the death of the hunter, or "watcher." 133-134 . . . away went the watchers to examine the blow-holes in the bay, in the hop...

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Summary:watcher n In extreme severe winters the Esquimaux- from whom the partridges led me - are often hard driven for food; then the toil to procure it sometimes results in the death of the hunter, or "watcher." 133-134 . . . away went the watchers to examine the blow-holes in the bay, in the hopes of returning in the evening with a prize. On these excursions the watchers are provided with a small stool to sit on. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I Used I 1 Used I watcher