tibeesh

tibbage n The spaces outside the bars [of the snow-shoe] are severally the toe and heel of the snow-shoe. These are filled with more finely cut skin than the middle space, the Indian term for which is _tibeesh_, while the coarser filling of the middle space is called _babeesh_. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit...

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Other Authors: Memorial University - Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Indian
Newfoundland
The Toe
eskimo*
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76952
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Summary:tibbage n The spaces outside the bars [of the snow-shoe] are severally the toe and heel of the snow-shoe. These are filled with more finely cut skin than the middle space, the Indian term for which is _tibeesh_, while the coarser filling of the middle space is called _babeesh_. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit JH W. J. KIRWIN JAN 1974 JH JAN 1974 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I [see 'tibbage',] [see also 'Eskimo snow-shoe' - full description] tibbage, tibeesh, tibbish, BABBISH, babeesh

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