_lungers_

longer n "Fence rails eight-ten feet long made frome small trees with the bark removed from them are called "_lungers"_-> " Many times the bark is [image] [reverse] left on for it helps to preserve the wood if it is not painted. Most fences were built like this on Woods Island...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/56090
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Summary:longer n "Fence rails eight-ten feet long made frome small trees with the bark removed from them are called "_lungers"_-> " Many times the bark is [image] [reverse] left on for it helps to preserve the wood if it is not painted. Most fences were built like this on Woods Island. DICT CEN. DNE-cit OCT 22 [check] JH 2/72 OCT 22 1970 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not Used lunger, strouter, stouter, longer fence, pratt Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 07 Aug 2015, Reverse side of card at L_13683, Newfoundland FOLKLORE SURVEY, [check] beside 'collected by' and 'dictated to'