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cask — a wooden, cylindrical vessel used for shipping fish such as dried and salted cod from Newfoundland. Such a cask contained 4 cwt (hundredweight, 1 cwt being 50.802 kg (long), 45.359 kg (short)) … Dictionary of ichthyology
fish cask — a wooden barrel for the export of dried and salted cod (Newfoundland). See also fish drum … Dictionary of ichthyology
fish-cask — a wooden barrel for the export of dried and salted cod (Newfoundland). See also fish drum … Dictionary of ichthyology
fish screw — a device for pressing dried cod into a cask or barrel … Dictionary of ichthyology
fish-screw — a device for pressing dried cod into a cask or barrel … Dictionary of ichthyology
Bottle fish — Bottle Bot tle, n. [OE. bote, botelle, OF. botel, bouteille, F. bouteille, fr. LL. buticula, dim. of butis, buttis, butta, flask. Cf. {Butt} a cask.] 1. A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but formerly of leather), with a narrow… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
salting cask — a barrel shaped wooden container for cured fish (Newfoundland) … Dictionary of ichthyology
screwed fish — dried cod pressed tightly into a cask or drum for export (Newfoundland) … Dictionary of ichthyology
Public house — Not to be confused with Public housing. A thatched country pub, The Williams Arms, near Braunton, North Devon, England … Wikipedia
Isinglass — is a substance obtained from the swimbladders of fish (especially Beluga sturgeon); used mainly for the clarification of wine and beer, it is a form of collagen. Use in foods and drinks Prior to the inexpensive production of gelatin and other… … Wikipedia
