huer

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huer

noun huers

Someone who cries out or gives an alarm, especially (Cornwall, historical, fishing) A balker or conder; one who watches shoals of fish so that they can be caught. For no sooner was Billy let out of the stocks than off he went to Lawyer Mennear, who was a young man then just set up in practice, and as keen for a job as a huer for pilchards

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@misc{huer_2026,
  title = {huer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/huer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}