Date:  Tue, 6 Jun 1995 20:00:17 -0500

From:  Daniel S Goodman <dsg[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAROON.TC.UMN.EDU>

Subject: Re: ? Lupfer (railroad term.) (fwd)



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Date: Tue, 06 Jun 1995 16:17:11 +0200

From:z_naess_p[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]kari.uio.no

To: stumpers-list[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CRF.CUIS.EDU

Subject: Re: ? Lupfer (railroad term.)



Can anyone tell me, what is a "lupfer"? In a text concerning the building

of a Canadian railway, the words "lupfer's camp" occur. I've checked

Webster, American Heritage, Mencken, Stuart Berg Flexner, and Mitford

Mathews "Dictionary of Americanisms," but to no avail. Perhaps Dictionary

of Regional American English could have it (anybody have it?). Sincerely,



Petter Naess

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