critch (n)

crutch n [PT] A critch is a.a stick with a_ with a_cut out something like the gaff of a sail, and you stick one end down the risin's o' the boat an' the other end you extend your _ your boat-hook'll go up an' lodge into un,see,will keep out_ keep up the offer end o' _ o...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/17380
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Summary:crutch n [PT] A critch is a.a stick with a_ with a_cut out something like the gaff of a sail, and you stick one end down the risin's o' the boat an' the other end you extend your _ your boat-hook'll go up an' lodge into un,see,will keep out_ keep up the offer end o' _ outside end o' cod-bag,and the other end o' your boat-hook we stuck up under the risin'o' the skiff, on th'opposite side. Yes DNE-cit J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JAN 1973 Used I Used I Used I critch* Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 29 Jun 2016

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