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Old 23rd August 2015, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by C.M.FANCE View Post
In this part of Suffolk the word would be "shock", although I would say "shook". The term varies across East Anglia - a few mile away it could change. You could tell an 'incomer' by what word they used.
Was flicking through G.T. Cushing's book yesterday while researching on the Thurston's and one caption to a harvest scene refers to them as 'stooks' but that in Thursford they were apparently 'shocks'
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