dart v To spear salmon, seals or birds.
   [1771] 1792 CARTWRIGHT i, 142 Shuglawina and Attuiock employed themselves in darting some salmon. 1973 GOUDIE 67 When the seals came up to their breathing holes, the men would dart them with a long wooden handle and a piece of iron at the end about two feet long. At the end of the rod was a detachable spear point on a tarry line made from sealskin. 1977 Inuit Land Use 128 Mostly the old people used to dart the seals, and then when they dart them, they'd kill right quick.

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