birch rine; birch rhine
birch I have never seen this word written down so the spelling of it is arbitrary. It means the bark of a tree. What is left after a log has been stripped of the bark would be called 'rine'. Also Birch Rine used for lighting fires in the wood burning stoves. It is the outer covering of the...
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| Language: | English |
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1971
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10187 |
| Summary: | birch I have never seen this word written down so the spelling of it is arbitrary. It means the bark of a tree. What is left after a log has been stripped of the bark would be called 'rine'. Also Birch Rine used for lighting fires in the wood burning stoves. It is the outer covering of the trunk of a birch tree. See cited quotation. JH 6/71 birch rine or rhine Used I and Sup Used I Not used |
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