water horse
water-horse n It is said that a free circulation of air is of great service to the fish whilst drying; hence-high flakes are preferable to low ones. When _green_ fish is put to dry on a beach, great care is requisite that the _water horse_ (a singular name for the bulk of fish after washing) be spre...
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1971
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/73142 |
| Summary: | water-horse n It is said that a free circulation of air is of great service to the fish whilst drying; hence-high flakes are preferable to low ones. When _green_ fish is put to dry on a beach, great care is requisite that the _water horse_ (a singular name for the bulk of fish after washing) be spread before the sun has heated the stones; otherwise, the heat of the stone will burn the back of the fish. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cite DNE-cit DNE-cit G.M.Story APR 1971 JH APR 1971 Used I and Sup Not used Not used waterhorse; waterhorse fish; water hoss |
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