stage ((n.)) DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1 n. — Esp. Nfld
a waterside shed for gutting, heading, and salting fish to be dried on flakes.
See also: cod-stage fishing stage (def. 1) fish stage (def. 2) flake stagehead
2 n.
See flake 1883 quote.
See also: flake
3 n. — North
a platform of poles, usually high enough to be out of reach of dogs or predatory animals, on which fish or meat are placed to dry.
See also: drying stage (def. 2)
4 n. — North, Hist.
a platform raised high off the ground, as in a tree, where meat and other food might be put out of the reach of predatory animals. [See picture at cache.]
See also: cache ((n.)) (def. 2 and picture) staging
5a n. — North
the distance or track between two such stopping places.
See also: pose (def. 2)
5b n.
one of several stopping places established on a long portage (def. la). See pose 1933 quote. See also 1933 quote above.
See also: portage ((n.)) (def. 1a) pose (def. 1)