SHAVINS

shavings n pl 1. Do we have shavins for the morning. 2. A split, a small piece of wood, that has shavings attached to one side. The shavings are made with a knife, usually a packet knife. Shavins are used to start coal or wood fires. Yes DNE-cit DNE-cit J.D.A.WIDDOWSON COLLECTOR'S PERMANENT FIL...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57723
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Summary:shavings n pl 1. Do we have shavins for the morning. 2. A split, a small piece of wood, that has shavings attached to one side. The shavings are made with a knife, usually a packet knife. Shavins are used to start coal or wood fires. Yes DNE-cit DNE-cit J.D.A.WIDDOWSON COLLECTOR'S PERMANENT FILE Used I Used I Used I CHOVY, shavin's. The source is listed as P 130-67 in DNE and only part of the cited quotation on card is in DNE.

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