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Fall

Parf of speech: Verb, OED Year: 1405, OED Evaluation: Now dial., U.S., Austral., and N.Z.

To cut down (trees).

ExampleMeaning
My father fell the logs and ah- and ah- and limbed them.
To cut down (trees).
Speaker: Kylie Everingham, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 91, Interview: 2011, Kirkland Lake
ExampleMeaning
Well with the wind blowing you-see when you go to fall a tree, the wind can whip it around and-
To cut down (trees).
Ah, ah fellow was falling- fell a tree in a lodged and then he fell another one to bring it back down and the (inc) come right back down.
To cut down (trees).
Speaker: William Adamson, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 87, Interview: 2012, Haliburton
ExampleMeaning
I get a gentleman in just so I'm able to fall the tree where I want it.
To cut down (trees).
Speaker: Laura Dinkin, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 52, Interview: 2013, Almonte
ExampleMeaning
And um, I grew up with that experience ah, learning many skills that you learn on a mixed farm, so that you knew how to use a hammer, you know how to use a saw, you knew how to fall a tree, you knew how to treat livestock
To cut down (trees).
Speaker: Bill Verhoeven, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 78, Interview: 2014, Tay Valley
ExampleMeaning
Fall the tree and skid it to the landing and land it back and pile it up.
To cut down (trees).
Speaker: Keith Blaine, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 82, Interview: 2014, Tay Valley
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