10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THRAVE»
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1
Sketches on agriculture; or, Farmer's remembrancer
James Mitchell. wheat ; but as there are no bands to make, the price of reaping is
the same; five or sixpence per thrave ; oats and barley four-pence. When corn
stands well and thick, the bargain is by thrave ; but if straggling, then it is by score
.
2
A Dictionary of Weights and Measures for the British Isles: ...
1708 Chamberlayne 205: Herrings l20 to the C. ..l2 Hundred to the Thousand.
thousande, thousend, thousunt, thouzand, t hows and, thowsande. THOUSAND
thraf, thrafe, thraive, thraue, thrava. THRAVE thrave — 2-4 L trava; 3-4 L thrava; 4
-6 ...
Ronald Edward Zupko, 1985
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The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia, Or, ... Curiosities ...
Castle o' Thrave — The strongest castle in Galloway, and the most famous. It is a
large square building, with hornworks, on an island in the river Dee. Francis
Grose, the celebrated antiquary, gives a good account of it iu his Antiquities of ...
4
The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia
Castle o' Thrave. — The strongest castle in Galloway, and the most famous. It is a
large square building, with horn- works, on an island in the river Dee. Francis
Grose, the celebrated antiquary, gives a good account of it in his Antiquities of ...
5
General view of the agriculture and minerals of Derbyshire: ...
At Bretby, and at Foremarke, the price given for reaping Wheat is 15*. per acre,
with Small Beer and Ale, or 6d. per Thrave of 21 Sheaves ; a full crop only 5d. per
Thrave: each Sheaf should be a yard in circumference, but they seldom exceed ...
Great Britain. Board of Agriculture, John Farey, 1813
6
A glossary of provincial words used in Herefordshire and ...
Thrave, s. (drave, GL.) A " thrave of boltings " is 24 boltings or bundles of straw.
See Bolting. In Lancashire and Cheshire, a " thrave " is generally 12, but
sometimes 24 sheaves of corn : Wilbraham in v. Grose likewise explains a thrave
to be a ...
Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 1839
The thrave of corn consisted apparently of two of the small stacks (or stooks) of
sheaves made in the cornfield before the corn was carried away to the granaries.
5 It was a form of tithe ordained by one of the laws of Edgar (959-75) : ' And all ...
8
Annals of Agriculture and Other Useful Arts
Straw for thatching, is sold from 4s. to 5s. the thrave of 24 bindings; the weight I
know not, but believe a waggon will carry ten thrave. Short straw for litter, or
packing, 4s. per thrave, of 24 bindings ; the weight I know not, but believe about 6
...
9
A glossary of provincial words used in Herefordshire, and ...
Thrave, s. (drave, GL.) A " thrave of boltings " is 24 boltings or bundles of straw.
See Bolting. In Lancashire and Cheshire, a " thrave " is generally 12, but
sometimes 24 sheaves of corn : Wilbraham in v. Grose likewise explains a thrave
to be a ...
sir George Cornewall Lewis (2nd bart.), 1839
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The English dialect dictionary
THRAVE,sb. and 12.1 Se. Irel. th. Dur. Cum. \Vm. Yks. Lam. Chs. l\lidl. Stf. Der.
Not. Lin. Lei. th. \Var. \Vor. Shr. Hrf. Glo. Ilrt. e.An. Also in forms thrait' Sc. (1.111.);
threave Sc. (111111.) NJ.l l\'hb.1 Dur.I n.Yks.a e.Yks. m.Yks.l w.Yks.l s.1.an.l Mid].
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THRAVE»
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Villagers unveil video for new song 'Everything I Am Is Yours' - watch …
It was directed by Jamie Thraves, the man behind music videos like Radiohead's 'Just', Blur's 'Charmless Man' and more recently, Sam Smith's 'Stay With Me' ... «Entertainment.ie, Apr 15»
Four hundred seats being installed in Hucknall's Byron Cinema
The Art Deco cinema was designed by local architect Alfred J. Thraves. It boasted a sweeping curved brick facade and metal fin tower on the right hand side. «Nottingham Post, Feb 15»
Havyard's new man
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Watch Twin Atlantic's cinematic new music video for 'Hold On'
The visuals for 'Hold On' were directed by filmmaker Jamie Thraves, who has worked on clips for artists including Radiohead, Coldplay and Sam Smith. «Digital Spy UK, Oct 14»
Ashbourne BPhysical gym owner, Barry Thraves, up for national award
AN Ashbourne gym owner has made it to the final six for a prestigious industry award. Barry Thraves, who owns BPhysical on the Runway Business Park, has ... «Ashbourne News Telegraph, Sep 14»
Field and Stream - veterans battle wind and rain in match on River …
Top catches from Oak Lakes include Hickery Thraves' 21lb common carp, Clive Moore's mirrors of 16lb and 22lb 5oz, Terry Chalke's 22lb 6oz mirror carp and ... «Blackmore Vale, Aug 14»
Going, going, gone! Swansea's Alex Frith thanks waste depot …
Alex Frith with Annette Thraves and Wayne Dolphin at the Derwen Fawr civic amenity site. Going, going, gone! Swansea's Alex Frith thanks waste depot heroes ... «Southwales Evening Post, Jul 14»
Jail for career criminal who has been burgling homes since he was 11
Simon Thraves, now 41, was sent to prison for four years after Leicester Crown Court was told he had committed more than 80 burglaries and attempted ... «Leicester Mercury, May 14»
'Iron men' Pete and Barry eye tough challenge
Pete Dale, owner of the Dining Room restaurant, and Barry Thraves, owner of B Physical Gym, will swim 1.2 miles, cycle 56 miles and then run 13.1 miles in a ... «Ashbourne News Telegraph, May 14»
Firefighters make a fast stop on a kitchen fire on Thraves Road in …
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio - Garfield Heights firefighters quickly brought a kitchen fire under control around 3:15 Friday morning on Thraves Road. According to ... «NewsNet5.com, Apr 14»
