mantel beam

mantel n Now that's _ the old feller, the owner of the house - the mantle beam they used to call it; mantle beam - a big beam across th'house, you know, where the chimley hole'd be to an' if he was caught outside o' that when the mummers 'd go in, he was nabbed, taken r...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/48649
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Summary:mantel n Now that's _ the old feller, the owner of the house - the mantle beam they used to call it; mantle beam - a big beam across th'house, you know, where the chimley hole'd be to an' if he was caught outside o' that when the mummers 'd go in, he was nabbed, taken right away, an' go an' sell un for a_ for a gallon o' rum. Yes DNE-cit J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Used I Used I Used I ~ tree, mantel beam Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Mon 05 Oct 2015, Source listed as T 187/8-65