shark-mouth

shark-mouth A particular method of effecting the junction of a rafter and wall plate in which the rafter end is cut in such a fashion that it resembles the mouth of a shark. If the rafter lies at an angle of 45[S]o[S] the first cut is from the edge of the roof parallel with the floor and wall plate,...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1981
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43108
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/43108 2023-12-31T10:19:21+01:00 shark-mouth 1981/10/29 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43108 eng eng S William J. Piercey, via S O'Dea Port Rexton, T.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15749 S_15749_shark-mouth http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43108 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 1981 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z shark-mouth A particular method of effecting the junction of a rafter and wall plate in which the rafter end is cut in such a fashion that it resembles the mouth of a shark. If the rafter lies at an angle of 45[S]o[S] the first cut is from the edge of the roof parallel with the floor and wall plate, the second is from the bottom and inside edge of the rafter at a variable angle. Sketch: Bill: Re-file, use? v. specialized. OCT 29 1981 Not used Not used Not used The head word and word form are not in DNE. Diagram Included Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
shark-mouth
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description shark-mouth A particular method of effecting the junction of a rafter and wall plate in which the rafter end is cut in such a fashion that it resembles the mouth of a shark. If the rafter lies at an angle of 45[S]o[S] the first cut is from the edge of the roof parallel with the floor and wall plate, the second is from the bottom and inside edge of the rafter at a variable angle. Sketch: Bill: Re-file, use? v. specialized. OCT 29 1981 Not used Not used Not used The head word and word form are not in DNE. Diagram Included
format Manuscript
title shark-mouth
title_short shark-mouth
title_full shark-mouth
title_fullStr shark-mouth
title_full_unstemmed shark-mouth
title_sort shark-mouth
publishDate 1981
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43108
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation S
William J. Piercey, via S O'Dea
Port Rexton, T.B.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15749
S_15749_shark-mouth
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