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#1 2018-08-07 10:25:13

David Bird
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From: The Hammer, Ontario
Registered: 2009-07-28
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"Garden" for garner

We have Dixon’s garnish for garner in the archives. This is another reading of the somewhat obscure garner, that evokes nurturing, fostering, harvest.

History of the Airport
Timeline
• Aug. 7, 1940 — William W. Streever assembles local residents to garden support for a municipal airport.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s … =1&vwsrc=0

Their third Edinburgh show gardenered more critical praise.
http://www.laughinghorsecomedy.co.uk/bo … pappys.htm

For too many years Clint Eastwoods movies have gardened praise and accolades from his peers while Stallone has on gardened Razzies and empty theater seats on opening day.
https://moan4stallone.wordpress.com/page/2/

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