Lexicographical Neighbors of Shareman
Literary usage of Shareman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Newfoundland: As it Was, and as it is in 1877 by Philip Tocque (1878)
"The shareman of Bonavista Bay catches 50 qtls. of fish for the summer (which is
beyond the usual catch), out of this, 25 qtls. only belongs to himself; ..."
2. Labrador, the Country and the People by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1909)
"The shareman in this country usually agrees for "half his hand." That is, the
catch is divided by the number of men, including the owner or planter, ..."
3. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records by Charles William Manwaring (1902)
"Will—19 July, 1645: I give to Mr. shareman, ... I make Mr. shareman and Mr.
Smith my executors, to who I give the rest of my estate. ..."
4. Off the Rocks: Stories of the Deep-sea Fisherfolk of Labrador by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1906)
"No longer only a hook-and-line man, not even a shareman, but the owner of a trap
himself. It added a certain dignity to all of us on the coast, ..."
5. Off the Rocks: Stories of the Deep-sea Fisherfolk of Labrador, by Wilfred T by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1906)
"No longer only a hook-and-line man, not even a shareman, but the owner of a trap
himself. It added a certain dignity to all of us on the coast, ..."
6. The Ancient Records of the Town of Ipswich: Vol. 1, from 1634 to 1650by Ipswich (Mass.), George A. Schofield by Ipswich (Mass.), George A. Schofield (1899)
"Granted Thomas shareman, a percell of ground, lying at the further end of the
Common fence next to Egipt River, being about foure acres, ..."
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