clay scrape
clay n _Clay scrape_- a height of land on which no trees or other vegetation grew. It was usually a steep piece of land, very difficult to climb because there was no vegetation to use as a foothold. Only last weekend [reverse] when we went to walk "in over the hills", my mother-in-law said...
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| Summary: | clay n _Clay scrape_- a height of land on which no trees or other vegetation grew. It was usually a steep piece of land, very difficult to climb because there was no vegetation to use as a foothold. Only last weekend [reverse] when we went to walk "in over the hills", my mother-in-law said "Up the scrape is the shortest way to the hills." [see 'scrape'] Yes DNE-cit DICT. CEN Used I not used 1 Used I scrape Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 14 Oct 2015; "Newfoundland Folklore Survey Card"; reverse side of C_14238 |
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