berth DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1 n. — Lumbering
a tract of forested land the bounds of which have been established by the government, which leases or sells the rights to fell and remove timber.
See also: timber limit (def. 1a)
2 n. — Hist.
a place on a sealing vessel and the right to share in the profits of the hunt.
3 n.
the fee paid by each man in the crew for his share of the costs of provisioning a vessel and the right to share in the profits of the hunt.
See also: berth money
4 n. — Fishing
a part of a fishery claimed by a vessel and her crew with the exclusive right to fish for the season.