pinch

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64975

pinch n NAP or PINCH - A short steep hill, especially not far from a pond. For example, to get a load of wood in winter from Strickland's Pond to the "Old Track", a public thoroughfare, the load had to be hauled up Jackie's Pinch, and to do this several men were needed - a coorperative effort - until every load reached the top. From Portrum's Gully to the top of the hill was another steep incline known as "Gully Nap." Once these two hurdles had been overcome a man could manage his own load, whether he used a _handslide_ or _horse and slide_. Either way, however, cooperation was needed, and even those who may have gone to fetch firewood, fence material or stage "longers" in pairs remained for a considerable time at the"foot" of the _pinch_ or the _nap_ to help or be helped. DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used Part of the editor's notes in the bottom right hand corner is cut-off and is unrecognizable