tun timbers
ton n .something less than a century ago expert woodsmen from the mainland were shipping "tun timbers," three and four feet thick and so-called from their weight, to England and the United States, an almost forgotten evidence that forests of great trees once covered the land. PRINTED ITEM...
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| Language: | English |
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1970
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/74736 |
| Summary: | ton n .something less than a century ago expert woodsmen from the mainland were shipping "tun timbers," three and four feet thick and so-called from their weight, to England and the United States, an almost forgotten evidence that forests of great trees once covered the land. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story AUG 1970 JH AUG 1970 Used I Used I Used I [see 'ton timbers'] |
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