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strouter Newfoundland.|ˈstraʊtə(r)| [Perh. f. dial. form of strut n.2: cf. also stouter.] A heavy post used to support and strengthen the end of a fishing stage or wharf; = stouter.
1895Jrnl. Amer. Folklore VIII. 31 Strouters, the outside piles of a wharf, which are larger and stronger than the inner ones. 1937P. K. Devine Folk Lore Newfoundland 50 Strouters, the perpendicular posts at the front end of a fishing stage, jammed firmly into the sea bottom, and having rails nailed across to make the ladder for getting into and out of boats. 1973Even. Telegram (St. John's, Newfoundland) 25 Oct. 3 You could hear a tin can bonking against the strouters or the rocks down there in the landwash. 1975V. Butler Little Nord Easter 61 For the shores [of a wharf] there'd be strouters. They'd be called strouters and they'd be a little larger, probably seven or eight inches in diameter. 1975Canad. Antiques Collector Mar.-Apr. 23/1 In the fishery we have such terms as:..strouters (perpendicular posts which support the front of a fishing-stage). |