Add to ORKGwashing vbl nThe fish is then put into _washing vats_, (wooden vessels generally 7 or 8 feet long, 31/2 broad, and 3 deep) first two or three quintals over which they pour a quantity of salt water and so on successively until the vat is full of fish and water.PRINTED ITEM DNE-citG. M. Story APR 1971 JH APR 1971[-], the [sic] more fish,[-]Used IUsed I2Used I~tub, ~vatPrinted Item, DNE-cit, use
pound nAs soon as the schooner tied up to the wharf the work began. First, to remove the surface s...
horse vIn horsing the fish up, any fish not perfectly clean would be washed over again, then put ...
salt bulkAfter a period in 'salt bulk', the fish has to be washed by hand with mops and brushes; t...
vat nIn bulks, the fish must remain five or six days, and in vats, four or five. It is then carrie...
masterWhen this is done, they let the water out of the vat by a hole at the bottom, and begin again...
fishTwo large tubs were placed onboard, those were made by sawing an extra large puncheon in two. ...
washer nIn this state the _fish_ continue for a few days; when they are again taken, in barrows, t...
wash vAfter a period in 'salt bulk', the fish had to be washed by hand with mops and brushes; then ...
puncheon nWe would wash our fish from the knife before salting; when washing out we would use a swa...
pile n[The fish] was taken from the pounds in the stages, washed in clean salt water and spread on...
wash vThe first of September all the fishermen started to wash their codfish, then carry it to the ...
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 nFrom the salt-bulk, some ten to fifteen tons of fish are thrown into a large vat fille...
barrow1 (n)In this state the _fish_ continue for a few days; when they are again taken, in barrows...
pound nAs soon as the schooner tied up to the wharf the work began. First, to remove the surface s...
horse vIn horsing the fish up, any fish not perfectly clean would be washed over again, then put ...
salt bulkAfter a period in 'salt bulk', the fish has to be washed by hand with mops and brushes; t...
vat nIn bulks, the fish must remain five or six days, and in vats, four or five. It is then carrie...
masterWhen this is done, they let the water out of the vat by a hole at the bottom, and begin again...
fishTwo large tubs were placed onboard, those were made by sawing an extra large puncheon in two. ...
washer nIn this state the _fish_ continue for a few days; when they are again taken, in barrows, t...
wash vAfter a period in 'salt bulk', the fish had to be washed by hand with mops and brushes; then ...
puncheon nWe would wash our fish from the knife before salting; when washing out we would use a swa...
pile n[The fish] was taken from the pounds in the stages, washed in clean salt water and spread on...
wash vThe first of September all the fishermen started to wash their codfish, then carry it to the ...
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 nFrom the salt-bulk, some ten to fifteen tons of fish are thrown into a large vat fille...
barrow1 (n)In this state the _fish_ continue for a few days; when they are again taken, in barrows...
pound nAs soon as the schooner tied up to the wharf the work began. First, to remove the surface s...
horse vIn horsing the fish up, any fish not perfectly clean would be washed over again, then put ...
salt bulkAfter a period in 'salt bulk', the fish has to be washed by hand with mops and brushes; t...