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Thread #62328 Message #1009453
Posted By: Mr Happy
28-Aug-03 - 05:06 AM
Thread Name: the word 'ruck':lancs/chshire/staffs?
Subject: RE: the word 'ruck':lancs/chshire/staffs?
a colleague from halifax, when going for a pint, often describes this action as 'going for a rake of ale'.
the word ruck for haystack seems like a variant of 'rick' as in 'hayrick'