_shard_

shard n _Folk Language_: _shard_ [PT] When a knife, an axe or other cutting utensil had a piece taken out of the edge (probably accidentally) it was said to have a shard in it and thus needed to be ground and sharpened. Yes DICT CEN. DNE-cit JW Used I Used I Used I NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY.The s...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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Summary:shard n _Folk Language_: _shard_ [PT] When a knife, an axe or other cutting utensil had a piece taken out of the edge (probably accidentally) it was said to have a shard in it and thus needed to be ground and sharpened. Yes DICT CEN. DNE-cit JW Used I Used I Used I NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY.The source is listed as C 71-123 in DNE.

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