skot (verb) intransitive

scote v _means_ to brake a slide when going down hill by scuffing along its side being carried forward by its momentum (e.g. from the tackled horse). "I 'ad t' _skot_ wid d' big load o' wood." I haven't any idea of its derivation. Yes DNE-cit JH-1-12-69 Used I and...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58982
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Summary:scote v _means_ to brake a slide when going down hill by scuffing along its side being carried forward by its momentum (e.g. from the tackled horse). "I 'ad t' _skot_ wid d' big load o' wood." I haven't any idea of its derivation. Yes DNE-cit JH-1-12-69 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I skote [see 'scotin' (Reader) ] Source listed in DNE as P 54-67.

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