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ridstake

ridstake noun: a post in a cowshed for tethering cattle.

Noun

ridstake (plural ridstakes)

  1. (Northern England) a 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 30
    Synonyms:
    rudster

Synonyms of ridstake

Forms of ridstake

pluralridstakes

Questions about ridstake

What does ridstake mean?
Ridstake means a post in a cowshed for tethering cattle.
What part of speech is ridstake?
Ridstake is a noun.
What is the plural of ridstake?
The plural of ridstake is ridstakes.

Words near ridstake in the dictionary

  1. rids
  2. rids out
  3. rids up
  4. Ridsdale
  5. Ridsdales
  6. ridstake
  7. ridstakes
  8. Ridván
  9. rie
  10. Riebe
  11. riebeckite

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