nobble
nobble To nobble is to drag on the ground [e.g. sticks of wood]. The slide, or catamaran, can only be used on the snow. If wood be wanted before the snow fall, it must be 'spelled out,' that is, carried on men's shoulders; and when some snow has fallen, but not sufficient to make a go...
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| Summary: | nobble To nobble is to drag on the ground [e.g. sticks of wood]. The slide, or catamaran, can only be used on the snow. If wood be wanted before the snow fall, it must be 'spelled out,' that is, carried on men's shoulders; and when some snow has fallen, but not sufficient to make a good path, the stick of wood is nobbled out. To nobble is to drag on the ground. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story July 1957 Used I Used I Used I [see 'hobble', 'spancel', 'clog', etc.] |
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