单词 | sack ship |
释义 | > as lemmassack ship sack ship n. Canadian History a large vessel used for transportation in the Newfoundland fisheries. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > vessels which store, freeze, or transport fish well-boat1614 fish-pool1718 sack ship1732 well smack?1758 carrier1825 sale-boat1840 ice boat1846 plunger1860 runner1881 pound-boat1884 run boat1884 fish-carrier1886 smacka1891 shacker1902 Klondiker1926 factory trawler1928 1732 E. Falkingham Let. 4 Oct. in Cal. State Papers: Amer. & W. Indies (1939) 225 Which fish they sell to the British sack ships, for bills of exchange. 1907 J. G. Millais Newfoundland viii. 160 In 1527, the little Devonshire fishing ships were unable to carry home their large catch, so ‘sack ships’ (large merchant vessels) were employed to carry the salt cod to Spain and Portugal. 1965 W. S. MacNutt Atlantic Provinces 14 Its larger vessels, now known as ‘sack ships’, appeared on the scene at St. John's, taking no part in the catching of the cod, and serving primarily as freighters and transporters. < as lemmas |
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