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auger Gimlet and Orger: The two tools were similar in shape but the orger was longer than the gimlet. The orger was used in drilling holes for large nails and bolts. The gimlet was used in drilling holes for smaller and ordinary nails. The purpose of drilling these holes was to prevent the wood from...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/3627 2023-12-31T10:19:30+01:00 auger xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/3627 eng eng A MUNFLA 79-583, Len Wakeham (Petite Forte, PB) References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14273 A_14273_auger http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/3627 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:27Z auger Gimlet and Orger: The two tools were similar in shape but the orger was longer than the gimlet. The orger was used in drilling holes for large nails and bolts. The gimlet was used in drilling holes for smaller and ordinary nails. The purpose of drilling these holes was to prevent the wood from splitting and cracking when the nails and bolts were driven in. (p.12) These are two types of hand drills used for the purpose of making holes for bolts and nails for the construction of the boat. The orger was used for bolts and large nails that were put into the kewl ("kwel"?) and stem and timbers. The gimlet was a smaller type drill used in making holes in the plank for the placement of nails so the planks wouldn't split when the nails were driven. (p.14) Withdraw Not Used Not Used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 09 Jun 2016 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description auger Gimlet and Orger: The two tools were similar in shape but the orger was longer than the gimlet. The orger was used in drilling holes for large nails and bolts. The gimlet was used in drilling holes for smaller and ordinary nails. The purpose of drilling these holes was to prevent the wood from splitting and cracking when the nails and bolts were driven in. (p.12) These are two types of hand drills used for the purpose of making holes for bolts and nails for the construction of the boat. The orger was used for bolts and large nails that were put into the kewl ("kwel"?) and stem and timbers. The gimlet was a smaller type drill used in making holes in the plank for the placement of nails so the planks wouldn't split when the nails were driven. (p.14) Withdraw Not Used Not Used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 09 Jun 2016
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title auger
title_short auger
title_full auger
title_fullStr auger
title_full_unstemmed auger
title_sort auger
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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MUNFLA 79-583, Len Wakeham (Petite Forte, PB)
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14273
A_14273_auger
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