A boat employed in fishing in the Grand Banks area off the coast of Newfoundland. Cf. bank fishing n. (a) at bank, n.1 compounds 2. Now historical.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > used in Newfoundland fisheries (5) banker1654 A boat employed in fishing in the Grand Banks area off the coast of Newfoundland. Cf. bank fishing n. (a) at bank, n.1 compounds 2. Now historical. by-boat1698 ? A supplementary or extra boat. Used esp. of the Newfoundland fishery; also attributive in by-boat-keeper n. chebacco-boat1823 chebacco-boat, chebacco-man: A kind of vessel employed in the Newfoundland fisheries; called also pinkstern. Jack1845 Newfoundland. A small, fore-and-aft rigged fishing boat similar to a schooner, typically having a rounded bow and two masts. Also (and now chiefly)… bank smack1883 a fishing smack used in bank fishing (bank fishing n. (a)). |
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