deep(s) n, n pl Cp OED deep sb 2 b pl 'the deep sea' obs (1598-1725). Area(s) of deep water, esp between 'grounds,' shoals, 'ledges' or 'banks' where fish congregate.
   [1772] 1792 CARTWRIGHT i, 231 In the afternoon I took up both nets, and put them out afresh below the deeps, and had two slinks in them. 1951 Nfld & Lab Pilot i, 73 Cordelia deeps, with depths of from 90 to 99 fathoms, extend northward parallel with the coast. 1953 ibid ii, 70 Whale deep, extensive and irregular in shape, with depths of from 50 to 65 fathoms in it, lies between the eastern side of Green banks and the Great Bank of Newfoundland.

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