Deep-water banks off Jamaica, where silt-snappers are fished for.
·vt To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud. II. Silt ·noun Mud or fine earth deposited from r...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
mud and slime left after a flood. Norf. and Suff. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Sediment; ooze in a harbour, or at a lock-gate. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
There were several within the City area in early times. In the parish of St. Margaret, Fish Street ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
To be choked with mud or sand, so as to obstruct vessels. ...