trig (v) trig up

trig v An' he had a roller top desk there in th'office an' he put her back on the back o' the desk. An' he had to trig her up, see, an' he _ an' _ an' we - we suspicioned that the _ the floor was not level or the desk was not level, an' he had to trig her...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77151
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Summary:trig v An' he had a roller top desk there in th'office an' he put her back on the back o' the desk. An' he had to trig her up, see, an' he _ an' _ an' we - we suspicioned that the _ the floor was not level or the desk was not level, an' he had to trig her up on some cardboard, see; he had some cardboard. Anyhow he got her workin'. ( raise up one side so as clock is not level ? slant or slope in some way??? Might possibly be _trigger_ rather than _trig her_, but I doubt this as the clock is referred to as _her_ throughout) Yes DNE-cit J.D.A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Not used Not used Withdrawn stamped but not used