trap fish

trap 1 n But the feller gettin' a fair a fair amount o' trap fish he couldn't afford to light salt it,because it had to stay in salt a long time, he had to put a lot o' salt on it,an' you couldn't get number one fish out o' that. (ie fish caught in cod trap) Yes DN...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76611
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Summary:trap 1 n But the feller gettin' a fair a fair amount o' trap fish he couldn't afford to light salt it,because it had to stay in salt a long time, he had to put a lot o' salt on it,an' you couldn't get number one fish out o' that. (ie fish caught in cod trap) Yes DNE-cit J.D.A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I ~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 Spelling mistake in online DNE; entered "feller" as "teller".

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