scallop

scallop (34) SCALLOP. Devine, 42: a notch, an indentation; also used as a verb. cf. SCOLB, Dinneen, 980 a: A splinter of wood or bone, a jag or thorn, a goad, a nick, the crack or break in an egg caused by the emerging bird; a split or thin stick (as for lighting, [b]etc.[b]); a "scollop",...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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Summary:scallop (34) SCALLOP. Devine, 42: a notch, an indentation; also used as a verb. cf. SCOLB, Dinneen, 980 a: A splinter of wood or bone, a jag or thorn, a goad, a nick, the crack or break in an egg caused by the emerging bird; a split or thin stick (as for lighting, [b]etc.[b]); a "scollop", buckle or squeeze-loop used to secure thatch, [b]etc.[b] PRINTED ITEM Not used Not used Withdrawn

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