Balker

Balker
Balker Balk"er, n. [See last {Balk}.] A person who stands on a rock or eminence to espy the shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass; a conder; a huer. [1913 Webster]

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  • balker — huer (formerly a sentry on a high cliff, pointing out pilchard schools (reputedly by waving a small bush) in Cornwall to seine netters. Also called conder, herring caller) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • balker — See balk. * * * …   Universalium

  • balker — n. hesitater, waverer; one who refuses to move forward …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • baulker — balker …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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  • Conder — Cond er, n. [From {Cond}.] One who watches shoals of fish; a balker. See {Balker}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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