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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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/71873
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/71873 2023-12-31T10:19:12+01:00 riddle n: ~ fence image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/71873 eng eng R 1981 SPARKES xv References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13789 R_13789_riddle n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/71873 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z 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 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
riddle n: ~ fence
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description 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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title riddle n: ~ fence
title_short riddle n: ~ fence
title_full riddle n: ~ fence
title_fullStr riddle n: ~ fence
title_full_unstemmed riddle n: ~ fence
title_sort riddle n: ~ fence
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/71873
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation R
1981 SPARKES xv
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13789
R_13789_riddle n
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