settle

settle n [check] SADDLE. Peaked roof, Av. SAVE-COCKS. Hay piles in field, up to seven feet high, C.Sh. [check] SETS. Potato seeds, Av., Pet. (Brit., Irl.) [check] SETTLE. A fireside bench, Av., Mir.(Brit., Irl.); cf. Sh.O.D., a chair, bench, stool; O.E., a long wooden bench, usually with arms and hi...

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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/52915
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Summary:settle n [check] SADDLE. Peaked roof, Av. SAVE-COCKS. Hay piles in field, up to seven feet high, C.Sh. [check] SETS. Potato seeds, Av., Pet. (Brit., Irl.) [check] SETTLE. A fireside bench, Av., Mir.(Brit., Irl.); cf. Sh.O.D., a chair, bench, stool; O.E., a long wooden bench, usually with arms and high back, with locker or box under seat, 1553. SHANTY. A crude, temporary dwelling in backwoods, Mir., Pet.; cf. Sh.O.D. from French [i] chantier [i]; possibly from Ir. sean-ti' old house. PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story JUL 1974 JH JUL 1974 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used STRETCHER, benches, settles, wooden settle, ~ a couch kept in the kitchen, day-bed

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