DCHP-2
longshoreman Local DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
in northern Labrador, a person who lives along the coast.
See also: liveyere (def. 1)
- 1891 The houses of the "long-shore-men," or those of the permanent residents, were clapboarded and a little better looking than the tilts.
- 1947 A specialist among the traders told to me that he reckons that a little family of these 'longshoremen' south of Cartwright required an annual average income of $160.
- 1891 The houses of the "long-shore-men," or those of the permanent residents, were clapboarded and a little better looking than the tilts.