[Fwd: Meacham's CJ in Oregon 1870]

[Alan H. Hartley]

Yann,

> I did not know this Fr. Can. 'dalle' either. I also thought of
> Scandinavian 'dal', as Mike did. In standard French, 'dalle' is
> 'flag/paving stone', but it may have another meaning in regional French
> and thus in Canadian French.

cf. Fr. dale 'canal, composé..de deux planches réunies sous un certain
angle. Il sert, sur un navire, à l'écoulement des eaux de la pompe' (A.
Jal 1848-50 Glossaire nautique)

Alan