were pearling

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of pearl.
  pearl

  noun

  a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.

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were pearling

One such is John Norman, whose father and grandfather were pearling masters in Broome before cultured pearls.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2012

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