by-boat
by-boat n The by-boat belonged to a merchant or fisherman in England, who employed a crew to operate his boat - the word "by" may refer to its being laid "by" for the winter, or to its being an "extra" to the fishing ship. It represented a break from the fish- ing ship,...
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| Language: | English |
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1957
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9334 |
| Summary: | by-boat n The by-boat belonged to a merchant or fisherman in England, who employed a crew to operate his boat - the word "by" may refer to its being laid "by" for the winter, or to its being an "extra" to the fishing ship. It represented a break from the fish- ing ship, inasmuch as the merchant concerned came out independently of the ship or bought his passage and worked with the crew during the season. At first the crews returned to their home base at the end of the fishing season, but increasingly they remained in the island and became resident fishermen. See cited quotation. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story January 1957 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I |
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