throater

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1970
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76315

throater n The main gangs consisted of three men, one standing in the pound, where he picked up the cod and, with three smart strokes of a sharp knife, opened the gut and all but severed the head. He was called the 'throater', and was considered the least skilled. His three cuts made, he slapped the wet cod smartly upon the working table by the cleaning-vat, where a second man with one movement of a gloved hand swept away all the innards. PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story JUN 1970 JH JUN 1970 Used I Used I Not used