| Summary: | cripple EDD: 3 cites, 2 of which are triangular frames. OED sb 2 b A temporary staging used in cleaning or painting windows 1887 NID 2 'support' -then repeats OED I'll follow your hunch. This sort of gadget would seldom get in print, so _OED_ has only one cite. The folklore-oriented students give full details about shape and ingenuity of object, say nothing about windows. It is important [reverse] that Nfld houses are wood, and wooden houses in England might be rare. Have never seen one in Rhode Island Will ask father. Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 07 Jul 2016, reverse side of C_17969
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