ballast (past t.)
ballast (v) We wouldn't stay aboard [the vessel], all hands. I had a punt with me, a fishin' punt, and she was astern. We ballast the dory, one dory and three of them. I slacked back on a hundred fathom and they got in round the little point and got ashore, took the dory and hauled her up....
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1976
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8751 |
| Summary: | ballast (v) We wouldn't stay aboard [the vessel], all hands. I had a punt with me, a fishin' punt, and she was astern. We ballast the dory, one dory and three of them. I slacked back on a hundred fathom and they got in round the little point and got ashore, took the dory and hauled her up. I hauled in the rope and we ballast the other dory and there was nine of us and that was six of us gone in the two dories. we ballast the dory. '' '' '' the other dory. W Kirwin 4/76 JH 5/76 PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I LP: Scanned and additional information added by Leslie Pierce on 3 September 2008. |
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