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STOOK [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Harvesting Techniques
  • Crop Conservation and Storage
DEF

A small stack of bales of hay or straw, or sheaves of grain, collected in a field, especially to hasten drying.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques de récolte
  • Conservation des récoltes
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.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Card Games
CONT

For the past century or so, the most popular gambling games have been the card games of poker, stook and black jack.

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de cartes
OBS

Terme employé dans l'ouest du Canada.

Spanish

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