wits

withe n A gad is a long-narror/ underground root of a tree. It was used by the old people to make "wits" which are used in rowing a boat. DNE-cit JH 4/70 [sic] Used I and Sup Used I Used I [see 'withe', 'wet', 'wetts'] weft, wet, wif(t), wit, with, wifte, wef,...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77038
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Summary:withe n A gad is a long-narror/ underground root of a tree. It was used by the old people to make "wits" which are used in rowing a boat. DNE-cit JH 4/70 [sic] Used I and Sup Used I Used I [see 'withe', 'wet', 'wetts'] weft, wet, wif(t), wit, with, wifte, wef, withy, wetts, whit, whif, wott, weft, gad, withe-rod, wet Source listes as: P 23-63. [sic] is typed above long-narror/ underground

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