drug (n); drugs

drug n .over rough country,see, you had to have drugs. I never used two, though,for all I seed people with two - one on each runner. We always had a chain drug - a chain wrapped around the nose o' the sled,see, to drop. An' that was a great help sometimes when the dogs 'd want to go w...

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Summary:drug n .over rough country,see, you had to have drugs. I never used two, though,for all I seed people with two - one on each runner. We always had a chain drug - a chain wrapped around the nose o' the sled,see, to drop. An' that was a great help sometimes when the dogs 'd want to go where you didn't want 'em to go. You drop that drug an' get 'em buckled down to it, an' they'd understand you wanted them to stop. (device which when dropped acted as a brake on slide) Yes DNE-cit * J. D. A. WIDDOWSON AUG 1973 (* sic. Probably mispronounced) Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I The (*sic) note is in reference to one of the two phonetic transcriptions provided.