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round a I sent Joe and Mike to skin and cut up the deer while I was eating my dinner. I then went back to help them. We had a good deal of trouble skinning them round and barely got through by dusk. [Why is he skinning 'round' (a) because he has only his penknife, not a sheath knife, and h...
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/70894 |
| Summary: | round a I sent Joe and Mike to skin and cut up the deer while I was eating my dinner. I then went back to help them. We had a good deal of trouble skinning them round and barely got through by dusk. [Why is he skinning 'round' (a) because he has only his penknife, not a sheath knife, and hence could not 'paunch' the animal? (Or (b) He wants 'her as well as to stag to mount for the Museum, and further more the stag meat was not fit to eat' -- so paunching is not necessary. DNE-cit GMS June 1980 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used |
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