make a haul
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First off, the crew must "scoop" for "chum," i.e., make a haul for anchovetas, to be used for bait.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have noticed that Krauss is one of the loudest in crowing whenever we make a haul of contraband; it has struck me that his enthusiasm is a bit overdone.
From The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma by B. M. (Bithia Mary) Croker
I was so sure that I was going to make a haul that I would not have taken ninety-nine francs for the hundred that I expected to make.
From The Champdoce Mystery by Émile Gaboriau
And suppose you've succeeded in getting your fingers on those in the bush, wouldn't you try to make a haul?
From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 15, July 9, 1870 by Various
I expect we shall make a haul, as—for everybody's sake concerned—they wouldn't dare let their clients out, to fall into a trap.
From It Happened in Egypt by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
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