Definitions
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- noun Newfoundland
ice formed by the action in winter of spray and waves along the shore-line, making a fringe or band on the landward side.
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Examples
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When at length he had launched her over the "ballicater" ice, and had pulled her clear of the cracks by the landwash, he stopped and spent a grudgingly spared moment in lighting his pipe.
Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers Wilfred Thomason Grenfell 1902
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Most of the boats were hauled up, well out of reach of the "ballicater" ice.
Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers Wilfred Thomason Grenfell 1902
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Patsy got his mittens wet in salt water coming through the broken ballicater ice as they tried to make the short cut across the Maiden's
Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers Wilfred Thomason Grenfell 1902
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