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stud n [the House] there are mostly very disagreeable to those who are not used to them; in general, they are all wood; the walls, so called, are studs put into the Ground close together, and between each they stop as they call it, moss, " to keep out the Snow. [REVERSE] over _Re-file_ Ed file...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/41641
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Summary:stud n [the House] there are mostly very disagreeable to those who are not used to them; in general, they are all wood; the walls, so called, are studs put into the Ground close together, and between each they stop as they call it, moss, " to keep out the Snow. [REVERSE] over _Re-file_ Ed file DEC. 15 1979 OCT 30 1987 The text has _stop_. Maybe he's calling attention to moss, not _stop_. Stop is accurate, acc. to OED Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Not used stud camp, stud-house. Reverse of card at S_20910 The card has editor's notes on reverse side.

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