yokes
yoke n The fences are maintained to keep vagrant goats and sheep-- the sheep marked with red paint to identify them as So-and-so's property-- from ravaging the meagre gardens. These animals often wear yokes; so too, the hens. A yoke on a hen is something of a novelty. At first I could not under...
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| Language: | English |
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1977
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67612 |
| Summary: | yoke n The fences are maintained to keep vagrant goats and sheep-- the sheep marked with red paint to identify them as So-and-so's property-- from ravaging the meagre gardens. These animals often wear yokes; so too, the hens. A yoke on a hen is something of a novelty. At first I could not understand why so many of the domestic fowl had sticks lashed horizontally under their wings. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. Kirwin 2/77 JH 2/77 Used I Used I 2 Used I SPANCEL |
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