beams

beam 'the pieces of wood set in the cross of the _shears_ when building a flake' pieces of wood Used I Not used Withdrawn This is a sense of 'beam' not listed in DNE. Only reference is to 'break the beam'

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1964
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5245
Description
Summary:beam 'the pieces of wood set in the cross of the _shears_ when building a flake' pieces of wood Used I Not used Withdrawn This is a sense of 'beam' not listed in DNE. Only reference is to 'break the beam'

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