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blowser local.|ˈblaʊzə(r)|
Also blouser.
A landsman who assists in working the seine nets at pilchard-fishing time. Also ˈblowsing n.
1816Paris Mount's Bay 91 It [sc. the net] is moored, or where the shore is sandy and shelving, as in Saint Ives Bay, drawn into shallow water, by a number of men, who are called Blowsers. 1877Fraser's Mag. XV. 220 The whole is warped nearer to the shore by blousers, who are landsmen..employed on land during the pilchard season for general purposes. 1879Encycl. Brit. IX. 254/2 Landing and carrying the fish to the curing houses is done by men termed ‘blowsers’. 1880M. A. Courtney W. Cornw. Gloss., Blowsing, working in seine boats. |