slab off v phr

slab off v phr The wharf sticks were the heaviest; some were over thirty feet long. I would cut these, slab off one side, then take off all the bark. If they were still too heavy to drag to the landwash, I would slab off more from the stick until it was light enough to drag the short distance. [Cons...

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Language:English
Published: 1988
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/49006 2023-12-31T10:19:28+01:00 slab off v phr 1988/02/16 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49006 eng eng S 1987 POWELL 26 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 23646 S_23646_slab off v phr http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49006 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1988 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z slab off v phr The wharf sticks were the heaviest; some were over thirty feet long. I would cut these, slab off one side, then take off all the bark. If they were still too heavy to drag to the landwash, I would slab off more from the stick until it was light enough to drag the short distance. [Consider for new entry in DNE Sup] Don Bartlett: the log is placed on ground. The man uses ax to cut _the side_ of the log to slab it off, not the top. Thus he is able to stand and swing his ax vertically. (I.E., the bevel is not taken off the top of the log.) PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G.M. Story FEB. 16 1988 WK Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Raji Sreeni on Fri 21 Aug 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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slab off v phr
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description slab off v phr The wharf sticks were the heaviest; some were over thirty feet long. I would cut these, slab off one side, then take off all the bark. If they were still too heavy to drag to the landwash, I would slab off more from the stick until it was light enough to drag the short distance. [Consider for new entry in DNE Sup] Don Bartlett: the log is placed on ground. The man uses ax to cut _the side_ of the log to slab it off, not the top. Thus he is able to stand and swing his ax vertically. (I.E., the bevel is not taken off the top of the log.) PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G.M. Story FEB. 16 1988 WK Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Raji Sreeni on Fri 21 Aug 2015
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publishDate 1988
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1987 POWELL 26
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
23646
S_23646_slab off v phr
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