DCHP-2
soiler [dial. var. of sealer] Obs. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a ship engaged in hunting seals.
See also: seal hunter (def. 2)
- 1842 From the middle of February until November, they are fully occupied in attending to the fisheries, the fitment of the seal fishing vessels or soilers, as they are vernacularly called, beginning early in the year.
- 1842 From the middle of February until November, they are fully occupied in attending to the fisheries, the fitment of the seal fishing vessels or soilers, as they are vernacularly called, beginning early in the year.