tier "a tie-er"
tyer n It [cod trap] never could be handled if joined in one piece. The exception to this is when the bottom has been scunned in, in the net loft preparatory to being moved from there to the schooner. After the bottom has been scunned in, it is taken by the middle of the back and stretched lengthwis...
Format: | Manuscript |
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Language: | English |
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1977
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/78296 |
Summary: | tyer n It [cod trap] never could be handled if joined in one piece. The exception to this is when the bottom has been scunned in, in the net loft preparatory to being moved from there to the schooner. After the bottom has been scunned in, it is taken by the middle of the back and stretched lengthwise, a tier being tied on every four or five or six feet to keep the netting snug [-]?[-] for moving from loft to skiff to schooner. DNE-cit JH 2/77 Used I Used I Used I in DNE cited as P 9-73 |
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