thump: give him a good thump

Phrase / Threat

potatoes when sliced and fried

Word / Food

pancake or crumpet made of meal, water and salt, a

Word / Food

fishing lines, small

Word / Fishing

mussel-bed where they are grown for line bait, a

Word / Fishing

slap on the face, box on the ear, a

Word / Threat

disgust, sicken, to

Verb

half-dry

Word

a knife

Word

want: what do you want?

Question

staples of iron to which the help is fixed in a boat

Word / Fishing

backrest used by fishwives for supporting the creel, a

fish fry

starboard side, the

shriek or scream loudly, to, esp. of high wind

sound: he never made a sound

fire ash

goodness (sorrow) knows

well-dressed: he’s very well dressed today

ask, to

coalfish, young, a

wire or whalebone cross-piece attached to hand lines to which a snood with a hook is attached

a bar across the moon or sun

octopus, cuttle fish or squid, an

some

sorrel (rumex acetosa) the leaves of which can be sucked for refreshment

Word / Nature

jellyfish, stinging, a

stinging nettles

a splice

to bawl

slap: you’re not too big for a slap!

basket, woven for carrying the scanty (small fishing lines)

trip in a boat for pleasure, a

sickened

sprat or herring, young, a

rope, straw

a familiar term of friendly address

school, to skive off or play truant

frying-pan, a

line, small (with about 600 hooks), a

smooth spot on the sea, a

cod, small, a

attic or loft, or a wooden erection for supporting a basket for fishing lines, a

stick, small, a

rod or skewer, metal, used to hang fish up to dry, a

pollack, young, a

look: come and have a look at…

wander, to

well, a