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stooks

/stʊks/

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noun

束ね, 山

A pile or bundle, especially of straw.

Examples :

"After the wheat harvest, the farmer arranged the bundles of straw into neat stooks in the field. "

小麦の収穫後、農夫は干し草の束を畑にきちんと積み上げました。

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noun

束ねた穀物, 束

(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).

Examples :

"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. "

コンバインハーベスターが登場する前は、農家は畑に束ねた穀物を作り、納屋に運ぶ前に太陽で穀物を乾燥させていました。

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