water-horse nWater-horse was a bulky, obl[o]ng stack of split and salted codfish piled in layers to drain after washing. The word also was used to denote the box or tub in which the fish was washed.PRINTED ITEM DNE SupG. M. Story MAY 20 1988WK [Definition in part a direct quote from DNE water-horse n; _maybe_ add to 1977 quot]Used I and SupUsed I and SupNot usedwaterhorse; waterhorse fish; water hos
water-horse nFrom the salt-bulk, some ten to fifteen tons of fish are thrown into a large vat fille...
water-horse nWe had our own trap fish to cure. To do this we had to wash it out in the stage. Th...
water-horse na salt fish just washed.JH JAN 1971Used I and SupUsed I and SupNot usedwaterhorse; wat...
water-horse nThe fish are then taken to a convenient spot, and piled up to drain; and the heap, th...
water-horse nThe bulk of fish left to drain after being washed and previous to its being spread fo...
water-horse nNewly washed codfish, which are laid upon each other to drain before they are spread t...
water-horse nThe fish lay in bulk for a few days, then were taken out, thoroughly washed, and were...
water-horse nthe fish after it has been washed from the salt in the vat, and left to drain, prepar...
water-horse nwater horse: in Nfld., after the fish has been salted long enough it is washed to remo...
water-horse nThe quantity of fish in the water- horse is indefinite; it simply means one put or tri...
water-horse nSalt fish just washed from a vat.MAY 1973JH MAY 1973Used I and SupUsed I and ...
water-horse nWaterhorse fish - salted cod that has just been washed before being dried in the sunPR...
water-horse n[The fish] is stowed into puncheons, where it remains in pickle several days. It is th...
water-horse nsalt fish just washed from a vatPRINTED ITEMG.M.StoryAugust 1955Used I and SupUsed I an...
water-horse nCodfish, taken out of the vats, barrels or stacks where it has been salted, washed and...
water-horse nFrom the salt-bulk, some ten to fifteen tons of fish are thrown into a large vat fille...
water-horse nWe had our own trap fish to cure. To do this we had to wash it out in the stage. Th...
water-horse na salt fish just washed.JH JAN 1971Used I and SupUsed I and SupNot usedwaterhorse; wat...
water-horse nThe fish are then taken to a convenient spot, and piled up to drain; and the heap, th...
water-horse nThe bulk of fish left to drain after being washed and previous to its being spread fo...
water-horse nNewly washed codfish, which are laid upon each other to drain before they are spread t...
water-horse nThe fish lay in bulk for a few days, then were taken out, thoroughly washed, and were...
water-horse nthe fish after it has been washed from the salt in the vat, and left to drain, prepar...
water-horse nwater horse: in Nfld., after the fish has been salted long enough it is washed to remo...
water-horse nThe quantity of fish in the water- horse is indefinite; it simply means one put or tri...
water-horse nSalt fish just washed from a vat.MAY 1973JH MAY 1973Used I and SupUsed I and ...
water-horse nWaterhorse fish - salted cod that has just been washed before being dried in the sunPR...
water-horse n[The fish] is stowed into puncheons, where it remains in pickle several days. It is th...
water-horse nsalt fish just washed from a vatPRINTED ITEMG.M.StoryAugust 1955Used I and SupUsed I an...
water-horse nCodfish, taken out of the vats, barrels or stacks where it has been salted, washed and...
water-horse nFrom the salt-bulk, some ten to fifteen tons of fish are thrown into a large vat fille...
water-horse nWe had our own trap fish to cure. To do this we had to wash it out in the stage. Th...
water-horse na salt fish just washed.JH JAN 1971Used I and SupUsed I and SupNot usedwaterhorse; wat...