back-tilt

back a Their only shelter for night was a shed, such as is called a back-tilt, made of a punt's sail strained along the ground on one side, and supported at an angle of about forty- five degrees from the ground by stakes. The ends are walled in with boughs, and the whole front is open; whence i...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1964
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9215
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Summary:back a Their only shelter for night was a shed, such as is called a back-tilt, made of a punt's sail strained along the ground on one side, and supported at an angle of about forty- five degrees from the ground by stakes. The ends are walled in with boughs, and the whole front is open; whence its name, being a back shelter only. In front of the tilt there was a fire burning. also _lean-to_ PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story July 1964 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I also lean-to; no back doors about, ~ cove point/harbour/house/junk/kitchen/shore/side/stock/tilt cp HOUSE 2, JUNK, BOUGH TILT (SUP)~end/run RUN n 2, VEE Checked by Suzanne Power on Tue 24 Mar 2015