blowsern.
/ˈblaʊzə/ local.
A landsman who assists in working the seine nets at pilchard-fishing time.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > using net > using seine-net
seiner1602
blowser1816
shooter1855
seine-tender1856
seine-man1879
purse seiner1882
1816 J. A. Paris Guide 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.
1877 Fraser's Mag. 15 220 The whole is warped nearer to the shore by blousers, who are landsmen..employed on land during the pilchard season for general purposes.
1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 254/2 Landing and carrying the fish to the curing houses is done by men termed ‘blowsers’.
Derivatives
ˈblowsing n.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [noun] > fishing with net > seine- or purse-netting
seining1836
seine-shooting1864
purse seining1878
blowsing1880
purse netting1898
seine-netting1905
1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 4/2 Blowsing, working in seine boats.
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