trouncer

trouncer n A bar of iron, stick of wood, grapnel, etc., used to thrash the water in order to drive fish into a net or narrow gulch. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story July 1956 Used I Used I Used I [see 'trounce'] 'doucer' 'thrasher' 'dasher' douser, thrasher

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1956
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76192
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Summary:trouncer n A bar of iron, stick of wood, grapnel, etc., used to thrash the water in order to drive fish into a net or narrow gulch. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story July 1956 Used I Used I Used I [see 'trounce'] 'doucer' 'thrasher' 'dasher' douser, thrasher

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