Leaky as a _flake_
flake A flake is a platform made of long sticks laid side by side across beams made from tree trunks of an average size and all resting of "shores" made from the same material the platform was then covered with [reverse] boughs. The flake is used for drying fish. It stands to reason that w...
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| Summary: | flake A flake is a platform made of long sticks laid side by side across beams made from tree trunks of an average size and all resting of "shores" made from the same material the platform was then covered with [reverse] boughs. The flake is used for drying fish. It stands to reason that when the sticks (which have been cut "green" from the forest) dried, seams could be seen between each. So for something to be "as leaky as a flake" means to be very leaky indeed. Yes DNE-cit DICT CEN. JW comment Used I and Sup 2 Used I NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY Source appears in DNE as M 65-2 |
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