brooming
broom v One of the oldest whaling customs was what was termed "brooming"; This was a method of signaling the number of fish captured to another ship. A besom or birch broom was held up and waved three times to draw attention, then it was lowered with a flourish for each whale killed. See c...
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| Language: | English |
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1971
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9840 |
| Summary: | broom v One of the oldest whaling customs was what was termed "brooming"; This was a method of signaling the number of fish captured to another ship. A besom or birch broom was held up and waved three times to draw attention, then it was lowered with a flourish for each whale killed. See cited quotation. PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story JAN 1971 JH JAN 1971 Used I Used I Not used |
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