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Thread #62328   Message #1010472
Posted By: lady penelope
29-Aug-03 - 07:01 PM
Thread Name: the word 'ruck':lancs/chshire/staffs?
Subject: RE: the word 'ruck':lancs/chshire/staffs?
Mill - milling about - from melee ( can't do the accent thingee)

I've always know ruck from deer mating, the stags are in rut or are rucking for supreme position.

I've always known ruck as a term for fighting.

A rake was the same as a winnow ( this is going to vary all over the place) it was used as a measure as well as an action.

Lady P.