shim (n)

shim n Well now then, you'd have a pork barrel stave called a shim, an' he'd be cut out like a little coal shovel, see, an' tapered away an' then _he was a little bit rounding, see, so as the ends wouldn't hook, see, tear your rine. (wooden inplement used to remove rine...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50681
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Summary:shim n Well now then, you'd have a pork barrel stave called a shim, an' he'd be cut out like a little coal shovel, see, an' tapered away an' then _he was a little bit rounding, see, so as the ends wouldn't hook, see, tear your rine. (wooden inplement used to remove rine from trees) Yes DNE-cit DNE-cit J.D.A.WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I shem, Shin, MUNDLE, SLICE, wedge. The source is listed as T 141/68-65� in DNE. The card is stamped twice and one of them is upside down.

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