shim n

shim n By means of a curved oak shim, made for the purpose from a bit of pork barrel stave, the bark of a carefully selected fir tree would be peeled whole, to a height of from five to six feet from the ground. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G.M.Story AUG. 1 1989 WK [Add to DNE shim n 1] Used I and Sup Used I...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1989
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/47865
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Summary:shim n By means of a curved oak shim, made for the purpose from a bit of pork barrel stave, the bark of a carefully selected fir tree would be peeled whole, to a height of from five to six feet from the ground. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G.M.Story AUG. 1 1989 WK [Add to DNE shim n 1] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used Sup shem, Shin, MUNDLE, SLICE, wedge.

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