pit saw

pit saw .we never knew what 'twas afore now, sir, in this harbour if we didn't take the saw, one o' those pit saws like we used to saw with afore now, you know - an' then one man down under an' tother one up on top. Well now we used to take them pit saws in the spring, sir,...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/65838
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Summary:pit saw .we never knew what 'twas afore now, sir, in this harbour if we didn't take the saw, one o' those pit saws like we used to saw with afore now, you know - an' then one man down under an' tother one up on top. Well now we used to take them pit saws in the spring, sir, comin' up towards the latter part o' March, an' saw this harbour from .out here to that down there_ there in the bottom; saw it out in big pieces. (pit saw used as ice-saw) Yes J.D.A.WIDDOWSON AUG 1974 Not used Not used Withdrawn

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