baitskiff

bait n A baitskiff was a large open skiff used only for sending around, in its own or to adjoining harbours, to look for caplin, when they had become scarce.From invariably carrying a seine, she was often called a seine skiff. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story August 1964 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Not u...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1964
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8897
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Summary:bait n A baitskiff was a large open skiff used only for sending around, in its own or to adjoining harbours, to look for caplin, when they had become scarce.From invariably carrying a seine, she was often called a seine skiff. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story August 1964 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Not used ~ fish, bird, board, boat, box, chopper, depot, hauler, horn, jack, knife, locker, (seine) master, punt, shed, skiff, squadron, tub, TILLY, BAITER, HAUL v, CONCH, LOCKER, PUNT, SKIFF, TUB Checked by Suzanne Power on Tue 28 Jul 2015; Stamped but not used