sheer* (v) shear ???
sheer[S]1[S] v You take the ball an' put it in your mouth like that an' nip un, see. Take one hand on this side an' one hand on that side. An' you take them like that - sheer* 'em; a big swing - all_we call sheerin' .* (throwing (castnet) outwards with a sweeping, circu...
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| Language: | English |
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1973
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/54990 |
| Summary: | sheer[S]1[S] v You take the ball an' put it in your mouth like that an' nip un, see. Take one hand on this side an' one hand on that side. An' you take them like that - sheer* 'em; a big swing - all_we call sheerin' .* (throwing (castnet) outwards with a sweeping, circular motion) Yes DNE-cit J.D.A.WIDDOWSON AUG 1973 (* = my spelling) Used I Used I 3 Used I shear, sheered. The source is listed as T 202/6-65 in DNE and only part of the cited quotation on card is in DNE. |
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