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The “Hoeker” (howker) is a boat strongly rounded at the stern, showing
a great deal of sheer and carrying a tank for fish. The name comes
very probably from “hoek” an iron (hook) used in fishing for cod and
haddock, but as the “bush” is spoken of before any mention is made of
the “howker”, it must be concluded that the latter came later into use,
that is to say, that cod fishing on a large scale was a much later
occupation. The date of adoption of the fish tanks is not known. It is
probable that this arrangement is very old, but it is possible that it
was only applied much later to deep sea fishing.