linhay

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1974
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/47803

linny n [i]Linhays[i] The most important outbuilding on the great majority of farmsteads north of St John's up to the end of the last century was a rectangular shed or _"linhay"_ built on to the rear of the house or, occasionally, to one of the gable ends. The "linhay" walls were formed with closely set vertical posts or "studs," never more than 8 feet long and about 10 inches in diameter. These poles were faced or hewn only on their abutting sides, leaving no interstices (Fig. 22A). The exposed surface of the wall comprised a row of rounded spruce or fir poles, which frequently were not _"rinded"_ (i.e., stripped of their bark). Originally the poles were driven directly into the ground, but folk memory recalls only a few [reverse] [image]A [image] [image] B <-35'-> C [image] <-8'-> Figure 22 A - Studded wall, Avalon. B - Linhay, Avalon. C - Thatched root cellar, Cape Shore. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [see text for full description] [see other side for illus.] G. M. Story JUL 1974 JH JUL 1974 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not Used linhay, linney, porch, linny-hole/yard Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 23 Jul 2015, Reverse side of L_13164