DCHP-1 Online
pryor (pole) [origin unknown] Lab. 
n. See 1941 quote.
See also: jone (pole)
- 1774 (1792) Having filled up the boat with . . . pryor-poles and killick-rods, at high water we sailed home.
- 1861 A long pole fastened to one corner of the net and a short one to the other corner (the former called a "pryor" and the latter a "bobber") show where the net is.
- 1941 Pryor Pole--a long pole attached to a seal net and floating in an upright position marking the site of the net in deep water.
- 1774 (1792) Having filled up the boat with . . . pryor-poles and killick-rods, at high water we sailed home.