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nounridstake (plural ridstakes)
plural ridstakes
- Northern Englanda post in a cowshed for tethering cattle
Cows are fastened to the iron ring on the ridstake or rudster by a chain, or a cow-band, which is now a rope fastened by a loop and clog (toggle ).
1968, Marie Hartley, Joan Ingilby, Life & Tradition in the Yorkshire Dales, page 30Synonyms: rudster
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nouna post in a cowshed for tethering cattle
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