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| party telephone | n. telephone line shared by several households; also called party line |
| done up | adj. having no energy left; exhausted |
| coroner | n. official who investigates deaths suspected of NOT being due to natural causes |
| close | adj. stingy with money |
| Ladies' Aid | volunteer women's society dedicated to performing community service |
| redd-up | adj. (dialect) straighten up; tidied |
| tippet | n. scarflike garment worn around the neck and shoulders and hanging down |
| lolg-cabin pattern | n. quilting pattern in which cloth strips are pieced together to form squares |
| quilt...knot it | A quilt has 3 layers: a surface, a backing, and a pad of fiber in between. Quilters fasten the three layers together either by knotting or by quilting. In knotting (also known as tying), the quilter pulls threads through the layers at regular intervals, leaving a knot on the surface. Quilting involves stiching in patterns through all three layers |
| homesteaded | v. settled on a piece of public land granted by the federal government for use as a home and a farm. |
