sewell v also sewel. To erect barriers or fences in order to herd caribou; also vbl n.
[1768] 1828 CARTWRIGHT ii, 320 Their habitations are soon put in order, their deer-fences repaired, the necessary sewelling completed, and every preparation made for the ensuing slaughter. [1771] 1792 CARTWRIGHT i, 111 Milmouth and I were employed all the rest of the day in cutting boughs to sewel the harbour, in order to cause the deer to come close to a point of Eyre Island, where I intend to watch for them... Early in the morning the men began to sewel the harbour with boughs.
