 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1867 - Страниц: 606
...line, called the "pow-end," reaching to the bottom of the water, and having a stone or small anchor fastened to the lower end. To the pow-end is also...is dropped, and the boat returns to the buoy. The pow-end is hauled up with the anchor and fishing-line attached to it. The fishermen then haul in the... | |
 | Louis Figuier - 1868 - Страниц: 682
...stone or a grapnel fastened to the lower end. To the i pow end' is also fastened the fishing line, which is then paid out as fast as the boat sails, which may be from lour to five knots an hour. Should the wind be unfavourable for the direction in which the crew wish... | |
 | William Jones (F. S.) - 1871 - Страниц: 488
...bottom of the water, and having a stone or small anchor fastened to the lower end. To this line, called the ' pow-end,' is also fastened the fishing-line,...which is then ' paid' out as fast as the boat sails. Should the wind be unfavourable, the oars are used. When the line is all out the end is dropped, and... | |
 | James Glass Bertram - 1873 - Страниц: 370
...line, called the " pow-end," reaching to the bottom of the water, and having a stone or small anchor fastened to the lower end. To the powend is also fastened...is dropped, and the boat returns to the buoy. The pow-end is hauled up with the anchor and fishing-line attached to it. The fishermen then haul in the... | |
 | Treasures - 1876 - Страниц: 742
...a rope, called the " pow-end," which is dropped by means of an anchor or heavy stone to the bottom. To the powend is also fastened the fishing-line, which is then paid out as fast as the boat sails ; or, if the wind be unfavourable, is propelled by the rowers. When the line is exhausted the end is... | |
 | Frederick Whymper - 1877 - Страниц: 366
...of the water, where it is held by a stone or grapnel fastened to the lower end. To the ' pow end ' is also fastened the fishing-line, which is then paid...is dropped, and the boat returns to the buoy. The 'pow' line is hauled up with the anchor and fishing-line attached to it. The fishermen then haul in... | |
 | Clara L. Matéaux - 1878 - Страниц: 214
...kept stationary by a line or " pow-end," which is held down by stone or grapnel. To this pow-end is fastened the fishing-line, which is then paid out as fast as the boat sails. When the line is all out, the end is dropped, the boat returns to the buoy, and the pow-line is hauled... | |
 | J. Wesley Van Dervoort - 1886 - Страниц: 530
...bottom of the water, and having a stone or small anchor fastened to the lower end. To this line, called the " pow-end," is also fastened the fishing-line,...which is then " paid " out as fast as the boat sails. Should the wind be unfavorable, the oars are used. When the line is all out the end is dropped, and... | |
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The buoy is kept stationary by a line, called the "pow-end," reaching to the bottom of the water, and having a stone or small anchor fastened to the lower end. To the pow-end is also fastened the fishing-line, which is then " paid " out as fast as the... 