rafting ice v

raft 1 vWhen they [baby seals] are in danger from "rafting' ice," or fragments of floes dashed about by the wind, and likely to crush them, the self-sacrificing affection of the mothers leads them to brave all dangers in order to help their young to places of safety in the unbroken ice . . .PRINTED ITEM [-]s[-]G. M. Story MAY 1970JH MAY 1970Used I and SupUsed I1Used IThis quotation is cited from another source in the dictionary (see R_13009); only the first two lines up to "floes" and lines 3 & 4 to "dangers" are used in the dictionary