DCHP-2
killick-claw [killick, q.v. + claw] Nfld DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
See 1952 quote.
- 1774 (1792) Four hands brought the traps from Atkinson Pond, hauled up the flat which is there, cut some killick-claws, and pulled rods.
- 1952 A killickclaw is a several-pronged anchor bound round a rock for weight and used to hold fish-nets when set in the sea.
- 1774 (1792) Four hands brought the traps from Atkinson Pond, hauled up the flat which is there, cut some killick-claws, and pulled rods.