bog n / bog tree
bog n used in plural'spruce of very inferior quality, unfit for examining for Christmas trees to cut' 'spruce tree growing in boggy land and hence scraggy, ill-formed, yellowish, with hanging moss.' 'similar inferior spruce growing in uplands.' See cited quotation. WK A...
Format: | Manuscript |
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Language: | English |
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1988
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9188 |
Summary: | bog n used in plural'spruce of very inferior quality, unfit for examining for Christmas trees to cut' 'spruce tree growing in boggy land and hence scraggy, ill-formed, yellowish, with hanging moss.' 'similar inferior spruce growing in uplands.' See cited quotation. WK APR 10 1988 Used I and Sup Used Sup Used Sup Source appears in Sup as: P 148-86 |
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