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Herring Buss — A Herring Buss (Dutch: Haring Buis ) was a type of sea going fishing vessel, used by Dutch herring fishermen in the 15th through early 19th centuries.ConstructionThe ship type Buss has a long history. It was already known around the time of the… … Wikipedia
Buss — may relate of any of these:*an alternate spelling of bus, used mainly in the case of an electrical bus, also rarely for a computer bus *a word meaning to kiss *BUSS, the Birmingham University Speleological Society *Buss (also called a Herring… … Wikipedia
buss — 1. noun a) A kiss. Here he gave Jones a hearty buss, shook him by the hand, and took his leave. b) A herring buss, a type of shallow keeled Dutch fishing boat used especially for herring fishing. 2. verb To … Wiktionary
Buss — Buss, n. [Cf. OF. busse, Pr. bus, LL. bussa, busa, G. b[ u]se, D. buis.] (Naut.) A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; used in the herring fishery. [1913 Webster] The Dutch whalers and herring busses. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fuld-Gilad-Herring Academy of Competitive Intelligence — The Fuld Gilad Herring Academy of Competitive Intelligence was established in 1996 as first of its kind global educational organization solely dedicated to bringing professional training to the then fledgling field of competitive intelligence… … Wikipedia
Drifter (fishing boat) — The Lydia Eva is the last surviving steam drifter of the herring fishing fleet based in Great Yarmouth A drifter is a type of fishing boat. They were designed to catch herrings in a long drift net. Herring fishing using drifters has a long… … Wikipedia
Gibbing — is the process of preparing salt herring (or soused herring), in which the gills and part of the gullet are removed from the fish, eliminating any bitter taste. The liver and pancreas are left in the fish during the salt curing process because… … Wikipedia
Economic History of the Netherlands (1500 - 1815) — The Economic History of the Netherlands (1500 1815), is the history of an economy that some consider to be the first modern economy, continuously existing to this day. It covers the period from the time in which the geographic area currently… … Wikipedia
Dugout (boat) — A Slavic dugout boat from the 10th century A dugout or dugout canoe is a boat made from a hollowed tree trunk. Other names for this type of boat are logboat and monoxylon. Monoxylon (μονόξυλον) (pl: monoxyla) is Greek mono (single) + ξύλον xylon… … Wikipedia
Well smack — Sectional drawing of well smack[1] A well smack is a type of traditional fishing boat that has a well amidships. The well was filled with circulated external water, which kept fish alive until delivered to land and sold. It was a modified form of … Wikipedia
