4.1.11. Blade (question 18)


Answer IPA Informants
blade   I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIV, XV, XVI
scoop   VI
spoons VII

Informant XIII gave no answer to this question. EDD lists spoon as the meaning of oar.

4.1.12. Bail out (question 20)

The bilge-water, which is always present at the bottom of a boat, is usually pumped out with a hand pump or a motor pump. Sometimes, this is also done by means of a bailer or a bucket. The answer to this question was either bail or pump (it out). In West Haven, the informant (XIV) called the instrument which is used to "pump out the water" a duddler.


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