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What does this line mean from Frosts poem “Mending Wall”?

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What does this line mean from Frosts poem “Mending Wall”?

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That part of the poem is about replacing stones that are round and likely to roll off again, so that the wall-menders have a superstitious saying to tell them to stay balanced on the wall (like you say “stay” to a dog) at least until the menders have moved on.