_"Screedless"_

screedless a This very common term means to have very little in the way of clothing. Everyone in the Fox Hr. area uses this term. It can be used as a true fact to describe a poor family who children have very little to wear in such cases it can have a melancholy tone or it can be used to exaggerate....

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Summary:screedless a This very common term means to have very little in the way of clothing. Everyone in the Fox Hr. area uses this term. It can be used as a true fact to describe a poor family who children have very little to wear in such cases it can have a melancholy tone or it can be used to exaggerate. Yes DNE-cit DICT CEN. JW Used I Used I Not used screed NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY . Card marked DNE-cit, but not used.