A light frame of wood attached to a scythe, having a row of long curved teeth parallel to the blade, to lay the corn more evenly in the swathe; ‘a three forked instrument of wood on which the corn is caught as it falls from the sithe’
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Well, Dad used to cut the hay down at first and then he'd go around- all around the fence with an old- what they call a cradle. Was a big thing and a- with a lot of- things on- it held the hay when you cut it, like swathe. And then he'd ah- that would be left there and then he'd take another swung and that there. |
A light frame of wood attached to a scythe, having a row of long curved teeth parallel to the blade, to lay the corn more evenly in the swathe; ‘a three forked instrument of wood on which the corn is caught as it falls from the sithe’ |
on many occasions, in many instances; often, frequently.
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Speaker: Yeah. Interviewer: Um- I want to ah- talk to you now about um- the way your mother washed the clothes. Do you recall what- Speaker: Oh yes. Interviewer: Tell me about that. Speaker: Oh yeah. Many a time I helped her. Interviewer: Yes? Speaker: Well, she had a washer, you-know. Like this. Interviewer: Mm-hm. Speaker: You-know. And- a- as she washed this thing, inside would go like this. |
on many occasions, in many instances; often, frequently. |
A dance in which the dancers move in a circular fashion; spec. (a) a folk dance in which the dancers form a circle (cf. ring dance n.); (b) a ballroom dance in which couples move in circles round the ballroom, such as a waltz or polka.
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And ah- they'd- they'd have the round-dancing and square-dancing what they call- you-know, with the four squares. And then ah- we'd round-dance like the two-step and fox-trot, and all that. Well, all now different things, you-know. Twists and all that. |
A dance in which the dancers move in a circular fashion; spec. (a) a folk dance in which the dancers form a circle (cf. ring dance n.); (b) a ballroom dance in which couples move in circles round the ballroom, such as a waltz or polka. |
part of a stove used for heating water
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Speaker: They've moved out of Carleton-Place but I understand they're still w-- making stoves. Yeah. Interviewer: Ah- tell me something about the stove. What did it look like? What parts did it have? Speaker: It had a warming-closet. It had- Interviewer: Where was that? Speaker: Up on top of it. It had a- um- reservoir on the right-hand side of it for heating water. And it was a very good stove prized very highly by my mother. |
part of a stove used for keeping food warm |