shayth-knife; shaythin' knife

sheath n Still others were chipping tobacco with their "shayth-knives" from plugs harder than a nigger's head. 233 Our belt, skin boots an' shaythin' knife, / Our piper an' our pan, . . . PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W.J.KIRWIN OCT 1976 JH OCT 1976 items for seal hunt Used I an...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/54852
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Summary:sheath n Still others were chipping tobacco with their "shayth-knives" from plugs harder than a nigger's head. 233 Our belt, skin boots an' shaythin' knife, / Our piper an' our pan, . . . PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W.J.KIRWIN OCT 1976 JH OCT 1976 items for seal hunt Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I sheath knife, shade* ~, shayt* ~, shaything ~, sheet ~, SCULPING KNIFE, shathe, knife, [see 'sheet knives'] A part of the cited quotation on card is not in DNE.

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