riddle n: ~ fence
riddle n To make a riddle fence, a top and a bottom rail are first either nailed to posts or are tied in position with green withes. A middle rail is then set in place. The riddles are forest thinnings of young spruce, about as tall as a man and not much bigger than a man's thumb. They are lace...
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| Summary: | riddle n To make a riddle fence, a top and a bottom rail are first either nailed to posts or are tied in position with green withes. A middle rail is then set in place. The riddles are forest thinnings of young spruce, about as tall as a man and not much bigger than a man's thumb. They are laced vertically on the three rails in a basket-weave manner. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G. M. Story AUG. 1 1989 WK Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used Sup |
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