DCHP-3

beachcomber

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n. — North

See quote.

Quotations

1934
Hall had largely favored "beach-combers" as they were called, men who eked out an existence as trappers along the Arctic coast and lived with Eskimo women. . .
2n. — Lumbering, B.C.

a crew member or owner of a small tugboat that collects logs broken loose from booms, getting a commission on each log returned to its owners.

Quotations

1962
Buck fever cost an old beachcomber, living alone, a $20 bounty.
1965
At 35, [he] has worked as a lumberjack, fisherman, and beachcomber, salvaging logs from broken booms.