_spaws_
spall n _Folk Language_: very thin piece of kindling wood. _"Spaws"_. These were not like "splits" which were deliberately cut to a certain size to start a fire, but were rather pieces driven away from an one when someone cleaved wood. My mother would have to resort to a "fe...
| Format: | Manuscript |
|---|---|
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50106 |
| Summary: | spall n _Folk Language_: very thin piece of kindling wood. _"Spaws"_. These were not like "splits" which were deliberately cut to a certain size to start a fire, but were rather pieces driven away from an one when someone cleaved wood. My mother would have to resort to a "few spaws" if we were not around to make splits. Yes DICT. CEN. DNE-cit JW Used I Used I Not used spawl*, spaw*, SPLIT Newfoundland Folklore Survey citation is referenced but not directly quoted in the DNE. |
|---|