tress (v) tressed

tress v And my father would stick these together and then there would be a day to tress them, and I would stay home from school an' help with the hammering.An' they'd be tressed over a fire and steamed with a cow's tail - would be a stick with a piece of brin on it, you know. (sh...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/74365
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Summary:tress v And my father would stick these together and then there would be a day to tress them, and I would stay home from school an' help with the hammering.An' they'd be tressed over a fire and steamed with a cow's tail - would be a stick with a piece of brin on it, you know. (shaped?? - coopering term) Yes J.D.A. WIDDOWSON JAN 1973 Not used Not used Not used Similar citation used under head word "cow n" at C_15905.

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