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machine n With a heavy load on[the woodmen's] /backs, I have seen them slide down [on homemade skis] erect, and at almost railway speed. I must confess I was foolish enough to try my skill with a pare of these machine^ on my ^s feet, and was rewarded with a bound of about ten feet down the hill...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1989
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/56515
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Summary:machine n With a heavy load on[the woodmen's] /backs, I have seen them slide down [on homemade skis] erect, and at almost railway speed. I must confess I was foolish enough to try my skill with a pare of these machine^ on my ^s feet, and was rewarded with a bound of about ten feet down the hill, with sundry bruises for my pains. Check OED. Is this B's usage, or easily the usage of his co-workers? APR 6 1989 AUG 1 1988 WK Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used Sup CHUMMY� 2, Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Fri 25 Sep 2015

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