grab-hook

grabAnd they put one _ the butts o' the timber up on this (bulk?) here, and _ and chain it on with a....chain an' a grab-hook,used to call a grab-hook: that's a....little long iron machine with a hook on it an' 'twas made to fit the links _ in between the links o' the chain, an' you'd put it in an' haul (on out)* this way,an' then you .... set it up tight an' you shift it over an' haul another bit; it was all(hauled) tight an' then when you get it right tight you leave un there.He...he'd hold....put un end down,you know,an' that 'd hold _ hold the wood an' tip it on the(bunk?) where the horse was draggin' the tops of it on the ground,on snow. *on it?YesJ. D. A. WIDDOWSON MAR 1974Not usedNot usedWithdrawnTyped