stook

stook [check]STRONGBACK. Ridge pole, Av. [check]STOG. To stuff, to pack, Av.; cf. [i]Engl. Dial. Dict[i]., to stab, to pierce (Scot. Irl.). STOOK. Two rows of standing sheaves of grain in field, Pet., Mir. (Irl. High. Brit.). [check]STREEL, STREELIN. To drag along ground, Av.; from Ir. straoill, a s...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50324
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Summary:stook [check]STRONGBACK. Ridge pole, Av. [check]STOG. To stuff, to pack, Av.; cf. [i]Engl. Dial. Dict[i]., to stab, to pierce (Scot. Irl.). STOOK. Two rows of standing sheaves of grain in field, Pet., Mir. (Irl. High. Brit.). [check]STREEL, STREELIN. To drag along ground, Av.; from Ir. straoill, a sloven. [check]SUGAN. A rope of hay or straw, Av., Mir., Pet., Ir. [check]SWARTH. Row of mown grass, as it falls from scythe, Av., Mir., Pet. (Brit. Irl.). PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story JUL 1974 JH JUL 1974 Not used Not used Withdrawn

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