_grimmet_
grummet _Grummet_ OR _GRIMMET_ [PT]/[PT] A finger stall with no top in it. It was used on the index finger of the right hand while hauling lines so that the finger would not be chafed. They were usually made out of a piece of soft leather. [reverse] Sometimes they were used on the little finger of t...
Format: | Manuscript |
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Language: | English |
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/29404 |
Summary: | grummet _Grummet_ OR _GRIMMET_ [PT]/[PT] A finger stall with no top in it. It was used on the index finger of the right hand while hauling lines so that the finger would not be chafed. They were usually made out of a piece of soft leather. [reverse] Sometimes they were used on the little finger of the left hand when a person was knitting twine. DICT CEN. DNE-cit JW Used I Used I 1 Used I NFLD FOLKLORE SURVEY This is the second side of a two-sided card. The first side is G_15066. |
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