longing
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I thought nothing of getting up 45 minutes early for school, so that tonging and flicks could be achieved.
From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2015
Part of it was the discoveries—who would have believed that my father sang while tonging?
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
From November to March, he was tonging for oysters, and from late April into the fall, he was crabbing.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
Oyster tonging sharpies were raced, and often a sharpie of this type was built especially for racing.
From The Migrations of an American Boat Type by Chapelle, Howard I. (Howard Irving)
These craft were built to be used in the then-important New Haven oyster fishery that was carried on, for the most part, by tonging in shallow water.
From The Migrations of an American Boat Type by Chapelle, Howard I. (Howard Irving)
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