shuck [?]
shuck n The next day about nine or ten women went to the wake house and cleaned the room, in which the old gentleman had died, from top to bottom. All the bedding was thoroughly washed. Even the feathers were thrown out of the bed 'shuck.' (The shuck is the cloth case covering the feathers...
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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/55162 |
| Summary: | shuck n The next day about nine or ten women went to the wake house and cleaned the room, in which the old gentleman had died, from top to bottom. All the bedding was thoroughly washed. Even the feathers were thrown out of the bed 'shuck.' (The shuck is the cloth case covering the feathers in a bed) These feathers were washed and dried then put back again into the 'shuck'. DNE-cit JH JUN 1973 JH JUN 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I lump Source listed in DNE as M 69-5. |
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