trap skiff

trap 1 n When the trap berths were close, a twenty-six foot trap skiff with a small engine was suitable. It was fast, economical to operate, and enabled trap fishermen to make up to three trips a day, if necessary, to empty a trap. However, , . . it can carry only half a load in heavy seas and may n...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72955
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Summary:trap 1 n When the trap berths were close, a twenty-six foot trap skiff with a small engine was suitable. It was fast, economical to operate, and enabled trap fishermen to make up to three trips a day, if necessary, to empty a trap. However, , . . it can carry only half a load in heavy seas and may not accomodate all the fish found in a trap. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN MAR 1970 JH 2/70 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used ~berth, boat, fisherman, skiff, cod trap, buoy, cod (fish), fish, crew, fishery, fishing, gear, glut, keg, cag, lead, leader, linnet, loft, twine loft, man, master, mooring, trap-net, season, skipper, system, time, vee, voyage Card marked DNE-cit, but not used.