blubber n
   1 Add: the residue left after the extraction of the oil; SCRUNCHIONS.
   1986 Them Days xi (4), p. 45-6 [After straining out the oil] they'd take that, the scrunchions or blubber, whatever was left, and put that in bags [for pressing]. They'd throw away those old scrunchions then, or blubber as we called it. 1988 Atlantic Co-operator Feb, p. 14 The plant...is equipped with machinery which removes blubber and cleans the [seal] skins.
   3 1981 PADDOCK 26 "Stink": Both bellies filled, her man and I proceed/Some lobster bait to boil--/The dregs scraped from his blubber barrel/And three half-putrid fish. 1984 POWELL 128 So we decided to go down to the stage and beat up the blubber puncheons.
   4 Comb blubber yard: area on the shore for landing and processing of seal 'pelts' and 'fat.'
   [1919] 1989 Nfld Qtly lxxxv (1), 13 'I managed to get out again and opened the blubber yard so as to give the dogs something to eat to save them attacking the people.' 1984 KALLEO 38 Paul's Island was a haven for schooners. It even had a blubber yard because it was a good sealing place in the fall.

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