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ridstakes

ridstakes is the plural of ridstake.

Meaning of ridstake

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

Questions about ridstakes

What is ridstakes the plural of?
Ridstakes is the plural of ridstake.

Words near ridstakes in the dictionary

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

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