mare n: mare head

mare n The hoop is therefore fixed to a three-legged upright frame, or else to a horizontal wooden structure called a _mare_, and clamped firmly at one end whilst the hoop maker pulls his draw knife or _shave_ over its inner surface until the right degree of thinness has been attained. photo facing...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1989
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52892
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Summary:mare n The hoop is therefore fixed to a three-legged upright frame, or else to a horizontal wooden structure called a _mare_, and clamped firmly at one end whilst the hoop maker pulls his draw knife or _shave_ over its inner surface until the right degree of thinness has been attained. photo facing p. 73 Bill: we may want to add in a headnote: G. M. Story NOV. 17 1989 W. J. KIRWIN DNE Sup Used I and Sup Used Sup Used Sup mare-browed, ~ head, BENDING HORSE, HORSE Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Thu Oct 15, 2015

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