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[donnaimmaculata]

Can anyone help me with agricultural technology here? Rosina maybe?

How do you call the crop huddles you get after harvesting a field, when you bind the crops (wheat or whatever) together so that they form conic shapes? "Crop huddles" just doesn't sound quite right.

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[shocolate]

Stook, n. (Agric.) A small collection of sheaves set up in the field; a shock; in England, twelve sheaves.

None the wiser?

[donnaimmaculata]

Thank you! I came across "shock" through random googling, but I wasn't convinced. Thanks for confirming it. The problem was, the term I had to work with in the source language is somewhat archaic, which makes the search quite difficult. But now I'm sorted.

[donnaimmaculata]

Sheaves, sheaves, sheaves!

The painting's from 1907, looong before Combine Harvesters.

[musigneus]

I am now doomed to spend the entire workday humming "Bringin' in the sheaves, bringin' in the sheaves, we shall come rejoicing..."
But at least you have your word ;).

[donnaimmaculata]

At least you spent your workday humming. Some people are doomed to spend it cursing. Or working.

And I learned a new word. Which is also a good thing.

[musigneus]

Yes, humming. And working. Luckily I have no co-workers in earshot or they would have spent the day cursing, as I cannot carry a tune in the proverbial bucket.

Out of sheer hopefulness: are you still thinking about the Snape/Lupin fic you mentioned working on a while back? (Interest only, no pressure intended.)

[donnaimmaculata]

I cannot carry a tune to save my life, either. Oh well.

The Snape/Lupin fic, eh? I've been working on one for over a year now - 'working' being used very loosely. It's sitting on my harddrive and is not forgotten. I hope I can finish it before the release of HBP, because I fear that it's Remus' turn to die, which would make the fic AU. And thanks for your interest :-)