DCHP-2
whitecoat Esp. Nfld DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a young harp seal, so called because of its furry, white coat.
See also: beater harp (seal) white harp whiteback
- 1778 (1792) He afterwards crossed the island to Sandwich Tickle, where he saw abundance of harps, and two whitecoats.
- 1876 The writer took eighty "white coats" on the 22d, averaging 47 lbs. each.
- 1966 About 500 men swarmed through the herds . . . killing and skinning the 4-day-old whitecoats.
- 1778 (1792) He afterwards crossed the island to Sandwich Tickle, where he saw abundance of harps, and two whitecoats.