skin boots

skin n All autumn would be spent working skin boots for the men going to the Icefields. The [taps] of these had to be pegged with wooden pegs so as to provide traction on the ice. Brads, known as spa sparbles, were also used. DNE-cit JH 1/75 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I SEALSKIN, skin bag, S...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46408
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Summary:skin n All autumn would be spent working skin boots for the men going to the Icefields. The [taps] of these had to be pegged with wooden pegs so as to provide traction on the ice. Brads, known as spa sparbles, were also used. DNE-cit JH 1/75 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I SEALSKIN, skin bag, SEAL BOTTLE, skin boot, SKINNY-WOPPER, skin of fur, FUR n. The source is listed as C 75-25 in DNE.

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