scoteshore

scote n A brace or span or stay having one end fastened to a peg and the other to a vertical wall, post, or shore. Hence the"scoteshore" is roughly synonymous with the hypotenuse of a triangle. DNE-cit JH 9/74 (See also 'scote") Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used I scote v, sco...

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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/52583
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Summary:scote n A brace or span or stay having one end fastened to a peg and the other to a vertical wall, post, or shore. Hence the"scoteshore" is roughly synonymous with the hypotenuse of a triangle. DNE-cit JH 9/74 (See also 'scote") Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used I scote v, scote-shore, shore[S]2[S] Source listed in DNE as P 13-75.

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