shavin's

shavings n pl De ropes gets grasey-like, draggin' swiles, an' you make shavin's off y'r gaff sticks, an' cut strips o' swile-fat an' let 'em drip on de shavin's. Dem burns like de hobs o' hell. DNE-cit GMS May 79 Used I Used I Used I CHOVY, shavin�...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1979
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/45895
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Summary:shavings n pl De ropes gets grasey-like, draggin' swiles, an' you make shavin's off y'r gaff sticks, an' cut strips o' swile-fat an' let 'em drip on de shavin's. Dem burns like de hobs o' hell. DNE-cit GMS May 79 Used I Used I Used I CHOVY, shavin's.

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