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plough n 'Now, to cut the ice [on the pond] we would use a plough. It was like a farmer's plough, only ours had teeth on it. So, it was really a saw. The first cut we would try to make as straight as we could. Now that cut would be down about three or four inches. And there was a guide on...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62515
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/62515 2023-12-31T10:19:28+01:00 plough n image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62515 eng eng P 1987 FIZZARD 138 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13683 P_13683_plough n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62515 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:28Z plough n 'Now, to cut the ice [on the pond] we would use a plough. It was like a farmer's plough, only ours had teeth on it. So, it was really a saw. The first cut we would try to make as straight as we could. Now that cut would be down about three or four inches. And there was a guide on the plough, about 18 to 20 inches wide. And on the second cut we would put the guide in that first cut and make another cut with the saw. So we'd repeat that so many times. Three or four men would.make their cuts right through the ice.' [Work with the full context of this elaborate description] PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G. M. Story JUN 8 1988 WK Used Sup Used Sup Used Sup Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
plough n
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description plough n 'Now, to cut the ice [on the pond] we would use a plough. It was like a farmer's plough, only ours had teeth on it. So, it was really a saw. The first cut we would try to make as straight as we could. Now that cut would be down about three or four inches. And there was a guide on the plough, about 18 to 20 inches wide. And on the second cut we would put the guide in that first cut and make another cut with the saw. So we'd repeat that so many times. Three or four men would.make their cuts right through the ice.' [Work with the full context of this elaborate description] PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G. M. Story JUN 8 1988 WK Used Sup Used Sup Used Sup
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url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62515
genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1987 FIZZARD 138
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13683
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