spritsail yarding of a hallibut

spritsail nThe fishermen of _Newfoundland_ are much exasperated whenever an unfortunate _hallibut_ happens to seize upon their baits: they are frequently known, in such cases, to wreak their vengeance on the poor fish, by thrusting a piece of wood through its gills, and in that condition turning it adrift upon the ocean. The efforts which are made by the tortured fish, to get its head beneath the water, afford a high source of amusement to the barbarous fishermen; who have facetiously styled this operation, the "_spritsail yarding of a hallibut_."PRINTED ITEM DNE-citG.M.Story January 1964Used I and SupNot usedUsed IComb spritsail yard v; spritsail yardin