DCHP-3

pryor (pole)

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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

See 1941 quote.

Quotations

1774
Having filled up the boat with . . . pryor-poles and killick-rods, at high water we sailed home.
1861
A long pole fastened to one corner of the net and a short one to the other corner (the former called a "pryor" and the latter a "bobber") show where the net is.
1941
Pryor Pole--a long pole attached to a seal net and floating in an upright position marking the site of the net in deep water.