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Sheaf toss, the Glossary

Index Sheaf toss

The sheaf toss (sguab) is a traditional Scottish agricultural sport event originally contested at country fairs.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 14 relations: Agricultural show, Baler, Basque Country (greater region), Fair, Hessian fabric, Highland games, Juncus, Pitchfork, Pound (mass), Sport, Sport in Scotland, Straw, Sykehouse, Washington (state).

  2. Highland games
  3. Sports originating in Scotland
  4. Strength sports
  5. Throwing sports

Agricultural show

An agricultural show is a public event exhibiting the equipment, animals, sports and recreation associated with agriculture and animal husbandry.

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Baler

A baler or hay baler is a piece of farm machinery used to compress a cut and raked crop (such as hay, cotton, flax straw, salt marsh hay, or silage) into compact bales that are easy to handle, transport, and store.

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Basque Country (greater region)

The Basque Country (Euskal Herria; País Vasco; Pays basque) is the name given to the home of the Basque people.

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Fair

A fair (archaic: faire or fayre) is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities.

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Hessian fabric

Hessian, burlap in North America, or crocus in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean, is a woven fabric made of vegetable fibres, usually the skin of the jute plant or sisal leaves.

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Highland games

Highland games (geamannan Gàidhealach) are events held in spring and summer in Scotland and other countries with a large Scottish diaspora, as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture, especially that of the Scottish Highlands. Sheaf toss and Highland games are sports originating in Scotland.

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Juncus

Juncus is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants, commonly known as rushes.

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Pitchfork

A pitchfork or hay fork is an agricultural tool used to pitch loose material, such as hay, straw, manure, or leaves.

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Pound (mass)

The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in both the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement.

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Sport

Sport is a form of physical activity or game.

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Sport in Scotland

Sport plays a central role in Scottish culture.

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Straw

Straw is an agricultural byproduct consisting of the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been removed.

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Sykehouse

Sykehouse is a village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, on the border with the East Riding of Yorkshire.

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Washington (state)

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is the westernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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See also

Highland games

Sports originating in Scotland

Strength sports

Throwing sports

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheaf_toss