10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLOUGHSTAFF»
Discover the use of
ploughstaff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ploughstaff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
"A plough beetle, ploughstaff, to further the plough, great clod to a sunder that
breaketh so rough ; A sled for a plough, and another for blocks, for chimney in
winter, to burne vp their docks." — TUssER (Five Hundred Points), E.D.S. ed., p.
37.
English Dialect Society, 1886
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Five Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandrie
"A horse kept for labour ought to have every night the 6th part of a bushel of oats ;
for an ox, 3J measures of oats, 10 of which make a bushel, are sufficient for a
week." 17. 11. " The ploughstaff is alluded to by Strutt (Manners and Customs, ii.
Thomas Tusser, William H. Payne, Sidney John Hervon Herrtage, 1878
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Notices and Anecdotes Illustrative of the Incidents, ...
Paidle, pettle; staff; ploughstaff ; also hoe. Paidle, tramp as clothes in a tub ; also
short and irregular steps, such as of children. Paik, beat. Paiks, blows ; a beating.
Palmering, walking infirmly. Panged, crammed; stuffed. Pantler, keeper of the ...
4
The Life of Robert Burns: With a Criticism on His Writings
A way of fetching a blow with the hammer over the arm. P. Pack. Intimate, familiar.
Painch. Paunch. Paitrick. A partridge. Pang. To cram. Parritch. Oatmeal pudding,
a well-known Scotch dish. Pat. Did put. a pot. Pattle, or Pettle. A ploughstaff.
James Currie, Robert Chambers, 1838
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The poetical works and letters of Robert Burns
Oh what a panie's in thy breastie 1 Thou need na start awa sae hasty, Wi'
bickering brattle 1 I wad be laith to rin and chase thee, hasty clatter loath Wi' murd
'ring pattle I ploughstaff Fm truly sorry man's dominion Has broken nature's social
...
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An English-Welsh pronouncing dictionary: with an analysis of ...
... chreu gwaith ar ol y deuddgfed, neu ddiwedd gwyliau Nadolig Ploughshare,
plow'-shër, s. swch; cwlltr, cylltyr, cwlltyr, cylltawr Ploughstaff, plow'-staff, s. hegl
gam, carthbren [aradr Pl«ughstilts, plow'-stilts, s. probwyll cyrn Ploughtail, plow'-
tël, ...
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The poetical works [and correspondence] of Robert Burns
... paunch Puitrick, a partridge Pang, to cram Parte, speech Parritch, oatmeal
pudding, a well-known Scotch dish Pat, did put ; a pot Pattle, or Pettle, a
ploughstaff Paughty, proud ; haughty Pankie, or Pawkie, cuuning; sly Pay't, paid :
.beat Pcch, ...
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The vision of William concerning Piers Plowman, together ...
161. Pledge for trespass, 14. 45. plewme, Rich. 2. 163. plomayle, Rich. 2. 32.
plonte, 2. 149. plough-foot, b. 6. 105 (p. 161). Ploughman, duties of a, 8. 182, 9.
119. ploughstaff ; see plowbat. plowbat, a. 7. 96 (p. 162). Plowman, Piers the, 8.
182.
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History of English Literature and Language
4 Diminutives of " beast," and " breast." 5 Not. 6 Away. l With scudding fury. s
Would (should) be loth. 9 Run. 10 With murderous ploughstaff. 11 Sometimes. 12
Must. >6 An occasional ear of corn. 14 A double shock. i* Is a small. ,C:
Remainder.
George Lillie Craik, 1861
... elementary and advanced mathematics, biology, music, art, literary history,
social sciences, and other areas. 1 bickering brattle] hurrying scamper. 2 pattle]
ploughstaff. 3 A.
