trap n / trap voyage

trap 1 n A well-known fisherman of Petty Harbour and his two partners had $12.25 each coming to them. They secured 132 quintals for their trap voyage. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup GMS WK Sep 87 [this antedates the earliest DNE cite, 1964] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used Sup ~berth, boat, fisherman, ski...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1987
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/74481
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Summary:trap 1 n A well-known fisherman of Petty Harbour and his two partners had $12.25 each coming to them. They secured 132 quintals for their trap voyage. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup GMS WK Sep 87 [this antedates the earliest DNE cite, 1964] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used Sup ~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

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