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buoy n Cp OED ~ sb 1 'floating object fastened to a particular place to
point out position of things under water'; NID ~ 2 1 'float.'
1 Any of a variety of buoyant objects used to mark the
position of a fish-net, trap or trawl and
to suspend it in the
water; BOBBER.
P 241-68 This boat-hook is used for pushing the
boat off from the shore or for hooking the buoy of a cod net. 1971 NOSEWORTHY 179-80 ~ A
cylinder of wood with a stick down through it and a long flag on the stick. It is used to
keep fishing lines in the same area. [Also] a small barrel used to float a cod-trap.
2 Attrib buoy line: rope leading from float to net;
STRAP 4 (Q 67-33).
buoy pole: stick of wood fastened to
float to indicate the position of a net at a distance; MARK(ER) BUOY, SPOT BUOY.
[1776] 1792 CARTWRIGHT ii, 166 Some firewood was cut, and
buoy-poles prepared to lay on the Tyrconnel Shoal.
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