barrysway

barasway The harbor was formed by a bay-mouth bar (a "Barrysway" or _barrachois_, from the French), "over which Boats can go at a Qr. flood." PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [NOT IN his sailing directions, but W Whiteley showed me his notes from the charts, and Head's quotes also indic...

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Summary:barasway The harbor was formed by a bay-mouth bar (a "Barrysway" or _barrachois_, from the French), "over which Boats can go at a Qr. flood." PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [NOT IN his sailing directions, but W Whiteley showed me his notes from the charts, and Head's quotes also indicate that GRand Bank he is copying the charts. OK to cite this _earliest_ appearance! WK] This is James Cook [-]bar lins[-] Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I