_shavins_

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
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shavings n pl [check]1. _Shavins_ - this is a small piece [PT] of wood about a foot long and 1/2 inches thick. On this stick bristles are cut with a knife. [PT] [check] 2. Yaffle - armful of wood. [PT] [check] 3. _Spill_ - also a armful of wood. 4. Chips - the small pieces of wood [PT] that comes from a stick of wood when it is cut off. [check] 5. _Clavin - up_ - to chop a piece of [PT] wood into half. [check] 6. _Blassy-boughs_- boughs that have [PT] cut off a tree and have turned brown. [check] 7. _Junk_- piece of wood about a foot [PT] long and 1/2 ft. or more in thickness. [PT] [check] 8. _Skivver_- also called _"sprig"_ [PT] small piece of wood in the shape of a "V" [PT] Used to put trout on. [check] 9. _Splits_ - junk of wood or board cut up into small pieces [PT] length wise. [check] 10. _Starrigans_ - small trees about [PT] 1 in. in diameter. [check] 11. _prip-prop_- wood found along the seashore, washed in [PT] [PT] by the sea. [check] 12. _pealins_- fence made out of [PT] starrigans. [check] 13. _pickets_ - fence made out of [PT] narrow boards. [check] 14. _droke_ - cluster of trees. 15. mish - another word for "marsh" [check] 16. _lungers_ - these are sticks of wood used to make [PT] [PT] a flake. [check] 17. _Pue_ - to throw ships upon the [PT] wharF from the boat with a GaFF. JW Used I Used I Used I CHOVY, shavin's. The source is listed as C 71-126 in DNE and only part of the cited quotation on card is in DNE. The quotation is cited in DNE but the card is not stamped.