shoulder nsee _Spell_ (MORETON) 30 'Two shoulder spells' is the distance a man would ordinarily carry a burden on his shoulders, resting once in the midst.PRINTED ITEM DNE-citGMS 8 June 79Used IUsed IUsed Ishoulder bag, shoulder spell, SPELL n, shoulder turn,TURN n.The source is listed 1863 MORETON 30 in DNE with same cited quotation as that on card
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spell nA rest, taken during work or from carrying a load.A rest, taken during work or from carrying ...
bearing_Folk Language_ : A _Bearin' Stik_" When a person was carrying a turn (long load) of wood...
shoulder nA shoulder-spell is the distance a man can carry a backload of wood without taking a spe...
shoulder nsee _spell_ (Patterson) 'How far did you carry that load?' Answer, 'Three shoulder spe...
shoulder nAs far as one can carry a load on the shoulder without stopping to rest. Also, the quant...
shoulder nThe distance a man can carry a load (of wood, etc) before restingMay 78Used IUsed INot use...
shoulder nShimon was carrying a small shoulder bag.DNE-citUsed IUsed INot usedshoulder bag, shoulde...
spell nA time of continuance at labour, or a time of rest. Short distances are in common speech mea...
shoulder n159. As much wood as you can bring on your back. It was also called a "shoulde...
shoulder n[The] amount of wood one can carryDNE-citUsed IUsed IUsed Ishoulder bag, shoulder spell, ...
spell nfrom Anglo-Saxon _spelian_, means, in old English, as a verb, to supply the place of another...
shoulder nWell, a good many with horses, an' more with the bare shoulder. More with the bare should...
shoulder nAn'...freed her out an' he said they'd say...shoulder o' mutton on her again then - come ...
shoulder n_OED_ writes up _armful_ separately ~ load of ! _NID_ enters at _armloa...
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spell nA rest, taken during work or from carrying a load.A rest, taken during work or from carrying ...
bearing_Folk Language_ : A _Bearin' Stik_" When a person was carrying a turn (long load) of wood...
shoulder nA shoulder-spell is the distance a man can carry a backload of wood without taking a spe...
shoulder nsee _spell_ (Patterson) 'How far did you carry that load?' Answer, 'Three shoulder spe...
shoulder nAs far as one can carry a load on the shoulder without stopping to rest. Also, the quant...
shoulder nThe distance a man can carry a load (of wood, etc) before restingMay 78Used IUsed INot use...
shoulder nShimon was carrying a small shoulder bag.DNE-citUsed IUsed INot usedshoulder bag, shoulde...
spell nA time of continuance at labour, or a time of rest. Short distances are in common speech mea...
shoulder n159. As much wood as you can bring on your back. It was also called a "shoulde...
shoulder n[The] amount of wood one can carryDNE-citUsed IUsed IUsed Ishoulder bag, shoulder spell, ...
spell nfrom Anglo-Saxon _spelian_, means, in old English, as a verb, to supply the place of another...
shoulder nWell, a good many with horses, an' more with the bare shoulder. More with the bare should...
shoulder nAn'...freed her out an' he said they'd say...shoulder o' mutton on her again then - come ...
shoulder n_OED_ writes up _armful_ separately ~ load of ! _NID_ enters at _armloa...
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spell nA rest, taken during work or from carrying a load.A rest, taken during work or from carrying ...
bearing_Folk Language_ : A _Bearin' Stik_" When a person was carrying a turn (long load) of wood...