stroutern.
/ˈstraʊtə/, U.S. /ˈstraʊdər/, Canadian English /ˈstrʌudər/ Newfoundland.
A heavy post used to support and strengthen the end of a fishing stage or wharf; = stouter n.
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society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > harbour or port > [noun] > wharf or quay > shoring round
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1895 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 8 31 Strouters, the outside piles of a wharf, which are larger and stronger than the inner ones.
1937 P. K. Devine Folklore of 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.
1973 Evening 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.
1975 V. 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.
1975 Canad. 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).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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