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throater Maritimes 
n. See 1950 quote.
See also: cut throat (def. 1)
- 1923 He had learned the fisherman's strenuous trade, as "flunkey," "trouter" [throater], "header". . . .
- 1950 Boys of ten began as throaters, and then became headers, cutting the particular parts of the fish so designated.
- 1952 In addition to the dory-men, each vessel carries a captain, salter, throater, header and cook, a total complement of nineteen to twenty-five men.
- 1923 He had learned the fisherman's strenuous trade, as "flunkey," "trouter" [throater], "header". . . .