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STOOK [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Harvesting Techniques
- Crop Conservation and Storage
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stook
1, record 1, English, stook
correct, Canada, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small stack of bales of hay or straw, or sheaves of grain, collected in a field, especially to hasten drying. 1, record 1, English, - stook
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Techniques de récolte
- Conservation des récoltes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moyette
1, record 1, French, moyette
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Groupe de gerbes disposées dans un champ de manière à éviter l'action des intempéries sur les récoltes et éventuellement pour faciliter la maturation du grain ou des graines. 2, record 1, French, - moyette
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-06-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Card Games
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- stook
1, record 2, English, stook
correct, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For the past century or so, the most popular gambling games have been the card games of poker, stook and black jack. 1, record 2, English, - stook
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to the author of this text "stook" is a Western Plains term for a card game in which the pile of money on the table was compared to a stook of sheaves, i.e. a pile or bundle. 2, record 2, English, - stook
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Jeux de cartes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- stook
1, record 2, French, stook
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme employé dans l'ouest du Canada. 1, record 2, French, - stook
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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