In
the vocal interview, the final part is missing; here it is:
When
a killick was used for mooring trawls and cod-traps it always had 1 or
2 fathoms of chain attached to it.
The
chain was usually fastened to the killick at the "claws" and extended along
it to the tip or in Newfoundland slang " the ass end" and beyond where
the
rope
was tied to the chain.
This
served two purposes. First, it prevented the killick from being "tripped"
or dislodged from the ocean floor when the boat, trawl or cod-trap
plucked
on it with the movement of ocean swells or "lop". Secondly, the chain kept
the rope from cutting against a sharp rock or ledge on the ocean floor.
# Painter:
A short rope permanently attached to the front to the front of boat and
used to tie it to the wharf, about three fathoms long.
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