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drawbreak

drawbreak  n.— «For example, that bench over there is called a schnitzel bank by the Pennsylvania Dutch. If you were English, you’d refer to it as a drawbreak.» —“Have Broadax-Will Time Travel” by Roy Underhill Mother...

punky

punky  adj.— «Virtually any kind of wood can be used for cordwood masonry, as long as it’s relatively dry, stripped of its bark, and not spongy (or “punky,” as they say in the North Country).» —“A Child-Built Cordwood...

Ecozoic

Ecozoic  n.— «In Vermont, Sr. Gail Worcelo and lay associate Bernadette Bostwick, together with their community of Passionist nuns, are starting an Ecozoic Monastery in the Green mountains. They hope to soon found the first Catholic...

Ecozoic

Ecozoic  n.— «To reestablish the Earth in a vialbe situation requires a transition from the terminal Cenozoic era to what might be called the Ecozoic era.» —“Art in the Ecozoic Era” by Thomas Berry Art...

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