noun🔗ShareGerbe, meuleA pile or bundle, especially of straw."After the wheat harvest, the farmer arranged the bundles of straw into neat stooks in the field. "Après la récolte du blé, le fermier a disposé les gerbes de paille en meules bien rangées dans le champ.agricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGerbes, meules de gerbes(specifically) A group of 6 or 8 sheaves of grain stacked to dry vertically in a rectangular arrangement at harvest time, obsolete since the advent of the combine harvester (mid 20th century)."Before combine harvesters, farmers would create stooks of wheat in the fields, allowing the sun to dry the grain before bringing it to the barn. "Avant les moissonneuses-batteuses, les agriculteurs créaient des meules de gerbes de blé dans les champs, permettant au soleil de sécher le grain avant de l'amener à la grange.agriculturehistoryenvironmentplantfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading