mash (mesh?)

mesh n Well, you set it up on a piece o' line. Tie a piece o' line back o' the chair across there - straight piece o' line. You have your needle an' mash, an' last, round last. [see 'mesh', 'caplin mash'] Yes Used I Used I and Sup Not used mesh herri...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1964
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/44300
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Summary:mesh n Well, you set it up on a piece o' line. Tie a piece o' line back o' the chair across there - straight piece o' line. You have your needle an' mash, an' last, round last. [see 'mesh', 'caplin mash'] Yes Used I Used I and Sup Not used mesh herring, mesh net, 'caplin mash' Checked by RebeccaThe word form is used in the DNE I in this sense pertaining to making castnets/caplin mesh. Also, these cards appear amongst the 'marsh' slips but perhaps should be filed elsewhere (i.e. with 'mash' as a pronunciation variant of 'mesh').

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