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Word: fleetlet (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Over at Popes Creek a fleetlet of oystermen were dredging the river mechanically, in open violation of the Maryland law which, to protect seedlings, forbids oyster gathering except by hand tongs. Sheriff Cooksey and his men sneaked their launches into Popes Creek, surrounded the poachers, captured...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONSERVATION: Oyster War | 1/1/1934 | See Source »

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