shove (v)

shuff v Now the way that they had the door rigged, you see, they had a. . . . a wooden latch, you might call it, an' a _ an' a hole underneath that you shove your finger in an' lift above un, you know. An' when you shove the door open he would drag on the _ on the floor o' t...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40645
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Summary:shuff v Now the way that they had the door rigged, you see, they had a. . . . a wooden latch, you might call it, an' a _ an' a hole underneath that you shove your finger in an' lift above un, you know. An' when you shove the door open he would drag on the _ on the floor o' the satge, you see. . . . Yes J.D.A.WIDDOWSON AUG 1973 (PRONUNCIATION ITEM. This is a very common pronunciation of the verb. See OED _shove_ v a 1, which gives several earlier forms of the verb, including this one) Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used The source is not listed in DNE.