rudster

plural rudsters

1. Northern Englanda post in a cowshed for tethering cattle

   Inside the barns, the cattle were separated by 'boskins' of timber or stone and tethered to posts known as 'rudsters'.

   1999, Nicholas Crane, Two Degrees West, London: Viking, page 96

   1 more example

   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 30

   Synonyms: ridstake