"fuik" and "sea dog"

[Douglas G. Wilson]

On 6/29/2011 3:52 PM, George Thompson wrote:
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> A "sea dog" was captured in NY harbor "stealing Bass from a fuik of a Bass
> Net"
> N-Y Commercial Advertiser, March 21, 1832, p. 2, col. 2
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> "Fuik" seems to be in DARE; at least, the search possible from the DARE
> homepage gives a fragment of an entry, including the etymology " Du *fuik* a
> bow-net"
> I take "sea dog" to mean "seal", but it seems not to be in DARE
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> I will get the full context, upon request.
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> GAT
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