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button Anyhow we turned in this night an' _ [the] button was put on the door. I slep sic on this side o' the shack and father an' my other brother [used to] sleep on that side. (ie door fastening, catch) Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON Not used Not used Withdrawn button n appears in DNE referr...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1964
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/11981
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Summary:button Anyhow we turned in this night an' _ [the] button was put on the door. I slep sic on this side o' the shack and father an' my other brother [used to] sleep on that side. (ie door fastening, catch) Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON Not used Not used Withdrawn button n appears in DNE referring to latch on a lobster trap door, similar in sense but this regular sense does not appear in the DNE