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Esp. Nfld
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
See 1784 quote.
See: header
Quotations
1784
He then shoves the fish to the splitter, who stands opposite to him; his business is to split the fish, beginning at the head, and opening it down to the tail; at the next cut he takes out the larger part of the back-bone, which falls through the floor into the water.
1840
This structure is provided with one or more tables, round which, invested in leathern aprons, are seated three important personages, the cutthroat, the header, and the splitter.
1944
He [the header] then passes the fish to the splitter, who takes out the sound bone or backbone in quick stroke of his knife.
1965
. . . in turn they received the attention of the header, the splitter and the cleaner.