| Summary: | chovy n Before going to bed, my father would first cut out some "_chobies_" to light the fire with the next morning. This would be done almost every night. "chobies" are made by cutting shavings from a "split" (small piece of wood also used to start fires) in such a manner that they hang on at one end of the "split" in a curled up fashion. (see over for diagram) [reverse] A _"chobie"_ This term is also common to Jackson's Arm. [check] DNE-cit NOV 24 1967 DICT CEN. Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I choby, chopy, chuffy, shovy, MOP, MOP-HEAD, SHAVINGS Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 24 Jun 2015; "Newfoundland Folklore Survey Card"; Reverse of card at C_19876; reverse side contains an illustration
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