chance

chance The actual piece of land with trees on it which a man or a camp is to cut over. thus a man can have a "poor chance", or a camp a "good chance". Probably derived from the use of _chance_ as the opportunity to make money. Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes...

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Language:English
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/17008
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Summary:chance The actual piece of land with trees on it which a man or a camp is to cut over. thus a man can have a "poor chance", or a camp a "good chance". Probably derived from the use of _chance_ as the opportunity to make money. Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 14 Jul 2016