| 单词 | ravel-tree | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasravel-tree  3.  Chiefly Scottish and Irish English (northern). The horizontal beam in a byre, to which the tops of the vertical stakes for the cows' tethers are fastened. Frequently attributive, esp. as  ravel-tree (cf. rail tree n. at rail n.2 Compounds 2). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of cattle > 			[noun]		 > housing or sheltering of cattle > cattle house > part of settle-gangc1000 ravel1707 settle1799 1707    in  Sc. National Dict. 		(1968)	 VII. 362/1  				Byre with two couples, all sufficient, with stocks revells and doors. 1751    Session Papers in  Sc. National Dict. 		(1968)	 VII. 362/1  				To Nolt Stakes and Ravel-trees, Hecks, and Mangers..6s. 0d. 1880    W. H. Patterson Gloss. Words Antrim & Down 82  				Rannel-tree, Raivel-tree, the cross-beam in a byre to which the cows' stakes are fastened. 1894    R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words 568  				Ravel-tree, ravel-stick, the cross beam in a byre, to which the cow stakes are fastened. 1903    S. MacManus Lad of O'Friels x. 74  				Bein' short of a revel-tree in his byre, he cut wan off a sciog bush and fitted it in. 1929    M. Mulcaghey Ballymulcaghey 15  				‘I'll hang him,’ sez he, ‘on the reviltree in the byre.’ 1996    C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 272/1  				Ravel, revel, raivel,..also ravel-tree, revel-tree, raivel-tree, the cross-beam in a byre to which the vertical stakes are fastened. < as lemmas | 
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