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winter road

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1801, OED Evaluation: Canad.

A road or a route used in winter when the ground is frozen or there is snow.

ExampleMeaning
Speaker: ... I remember dad talking about they used to go through there with the horses ways when they drew wood down, but- ... Ah, it was a- that was like a winter road. Interviewer: Okay. And that would be like Crown land or something? Speaker: No, I don't think it was Crown land, it was- in those days they had winter roads across- that was just a kind of a common thing, like, they'd make a winter road through your place and that was just the shortest, best route to (inc) ...
A road or a route used in winter when the ground is frozen or there is snow.

Winterize

Parf of speech: Verb, OED Year: 1938, OED Evaluation: Originally and chiefly U.S.

To adapt or prepare (something) for operation or use in cold weather.

ExampleMeaning
You had to clear so much land and s-- plant so much wheat, so much potatoes, so much corn. And you had to build a- a cabin to live in. Winterized. That was the two things that they were- had to have done then before they would approve it.
Prepared for winter

wire fence

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1772, OED Evaluation: N/A

N/A

ExampleMeaning
I can remember that's where I learned to swim (laughs). And I remember of the pigs being up on the- there was a wire fence, you-know, above that (laughs). And I remember the pigs being in the other end and we were (laughs) the dam- right at the dam where it was deeper (laughs). Can you imagine that? And the cattle at the top of the hill and urine going down there.
A fence consisting of posts with strained horizontal wires, wire netting, or other wirework, between.
ExampleMeaning
Speaker: ... and we'd just- and there was a stile at the back fence into the ah- the schoolyard, so you'd climb up over the stile and there you were. Interviewer: Explain what a stile is. Speaker: What a stile is. Interviewer: Yes. Yes. Speaker: Yes. Okay so you have the wire fence, and that's really awkward to climb over. So they would build ah wooden steps up one side and down the other.
A fence consisting of posts with strained horizontal wires, wire netting, or other wirework, between.

Witch

Parf of speech: Verb, OED Year: 1963, OED Evaluation: U.S.

To dowse for water with a divining rod.

ExampleMeaning
Speaker: Yeah, and if you're not, drill it where you want it. But I'm not saying in certain parts of the country, you shouldn't witch. Interviewer: What's that word? Speaker: Witch. Interviewer: Witch? What does that mean? Speaker: Well maybe it's witchcraft, I-don't-know but my wife and I and my cousin and his wi-- ah, were out visiting some relatives out west in nineteen-seventy and they were drilling- going to drill a well out there.
employ a technique to search for water that works by an uknown mechanism

Wool-grower

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1806, OED Evaluation: NA

NA

ExampleMeaning
Yeah yeah. Another puzzle part that you won't know is last year- well I'm licensed through the Canadian-Co-operative-Wool-Growers. And all that means is to take the wool off a sheep in one piece and leave as much skin to grow next year's, eh?
A place to sell wool.
ExampleMeaning
In the spring of the year the sheep would be clipped and the fleeces taken (flips the page) to Carlton-Place to the wool-growers.
A place to sell wool.
And then you'd roll them all up into a ball and keep each- each fleece separate. And then the what they call in Carleton-Place the wool-growers, you've maybe heard of them, eh. And that you'd sell out there, get a better money for it.
A place to sell wool.

Work-bee

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1769, OED Evaluation: Originally in U.S.

(Under bee) In allusion to the social character of the insect (originally in U.S.): A meeting of neighbours to unite their labours for the benefit of one of their number; e.g. as is done still in some parts, when the farmers unite to get in each other's harvests in succession; usually preceded by a word defining the purpose of the meeting, as apple-bee, husking-bee, quilting-bee, raising-bee, etc. Hence, with extended sense: A gathering or meeting for some object; esp. spelling-bee, a party assembled to compete in the spelling of words.

ExampleMeaning
Money was very scarce but that was one way to contribute. Many other folks in the area helped in other ways also. Work-bees were also held during the winter to cut fire-wood for the manse and the church building.
Communal work activity.

Young-people’s

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: N/A, OED Evaluation: NA

NA

ExampleMeaning
Interviewer: So what did you do for fun? [0:25:16.9] Speaker: Do for fun? Went to dances and-that-type-of-thing. Interviewer: Ball game. Speaker: Used to be what they called young-people's-groups that had met- oh w-- I-think it was once a month. They were church groups.
A church group for teenagers.
ExampleMeaning
Interviewer: Ah, Kara, ah thinking about the village being so close, ah, where there chances, opportunities to get together with people your own age? Speaker: Yeah, we had young people's group, when I was growing up. Interviewer: W-- what was that about? Speaker: Well, it was sponsored by the church and just got together and played games and- so on. Interviewer: That's a good way for young people to meet each other.
A church group for teenagers.

Yous

Parf of speech: Pronoun, OED Year: 1835, OED Evaluation: Regional. Chiefly Irish English, U.S. and Australian

Pronoun

ExampleMeaning
Speaker 1: 'Cause she made sure we were good writ-- now Ron-Brown and I, we went- what was it for, it was something to do with- Speaker 2: Ah, s-- some kind-of course yous took together.
Pronoun
Speaker 1: Soon as you were of age, you were gone. Yeah. Speaker 2: And they let yous out early, 'cause you're farmers too.
Pronoun
Yeah. We went up to her party, Lachlan and I were invited. And it was full of people like her friends but she said "All I wanted to do was to get the two of yous together, I wanted to talk to Lachlan.
Pronoun
ExampleMeaning
And they went to take off. And I says "Just a minute, you guys. This yard was clean when yous come in, clean it up now." The teacher said "Yes," she said "You can't do that. Pick it up.
Pronoun
And they were out in the field with it. And they were walking around and around in a circle. And I shouted at them. I said "Yous get that bull back into that barn.
Pronoun
ExampleMeaning
Interviewer: How do you call chickens? Speaker: Yous can probably make a noise for that too. Interviewer: Yeah, do you remember it?
Pronoun
Oh yeah, yeah. And I can remember- (laughs) I can remember this when I- maybe it was one of you girls or some of yous anyway. And they- they took grandma's recipe and they took it home and made it and- and ah, it was all- main wrote out I thought they- all- everything they needed and the phone rang
Pronoun
...I'd get home maybe one-o'clock in the morning and I was up to have you kids breakfast and-everything ready for yous to go to school and- so- so I could sleep.
Pronoun
ExampleMeaning
Well I can see the sun and the moon just as well I-think as any of yous. But I can't see that paper lying there. I can see the paper but I can't see the (inc) (coughs).
Pronoun