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310 in the lock. It is turned when set outside the door. My informant told me he has himself been forbidden to lock the trunk, while it stood inside the house.

It is the common practice to coil a rope according to the course of the sun. (Macduff.)

Some fishermen have the notion that there is a greater variety of living creatures in the sea than on land. (Macduff.)

About the time of spawning, haddocks do not take bait very readily, and they are said to be "prood" (proud). At that season they will seize bait of lug or herring more readily than mussels or limpets. (Pittulie.)

Another haddock rhyme is:—

Here are two variants of the haddock lyric:—

And—

Here is a rhyme about the flounder: —