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arch † 
n. the chamber of the fireplace on which is placed the kettle used in making maple sugar.
- 1942 The snow was cleared off a level place, and flat stones were laid in the shape of a large open-ended rectangle two feet high. The surface of the stone was levelled off with sand. That was the arch. Over it they raised the shelter, and roofed it with bark.
- 1942 The snow was cleared off a level place, and flat stones were laid in the shape of a large open-ended rectangle two feet high. The surface of the stone was levelled off with sand. That was the arch. Over it they raised the shelter, and roofed it with bark.