Summary: | western a In the enquiry of [1793], a mention is made of the enlarging of a shallop into a boat for "the Western Fishery".perhaps the beginning of the term "Western Boat", a small schooner to the Bully Boat of the northeast coast, but fitted with an outside rudder in order to avoid freezing up in the winter fishery. PRINTED ITEM GMS Jan 77 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Used I western, wester, westward, ~adventurer, ~charter, ~man, ~merchant, ~ocean, ~banks, ~boat, ~coast,~craft, ~fishery, ~schooner, ~shore DNE-cit but is not stamped.
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