reddening line (n)

reddening n This is _ this is a old reddening line I (was) tellin' about linin' the sticks. Now you use ochre in there an' a drop o' water, see. Yes DNE-cit J. D. A. WIDDOWSON MAY 1974 Used I and Sup Used Sup Used I [see 'marking line', 'redding line'] -JH &qu...

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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/69819
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Summary:reddening n This is _ this is a old reddening line I (was) tellin' about linin' the sticks. Now you use ochre in there an' a drop o' water, see. Yes DNE-cit J. D. A. WIDDOWSON MAY 1974 Used I and Sup Used Sup Used I [see 'marking line', 'redding line'] -JH "reddening" (line 1 of quote) appears as "red'ning" in the dictionary; this quote is combined with the used portion of the quotation from R_13624 in the DNE; the quote has been modified in the dictionary.

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