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Shepherd's crook A shepherd's crook. A shepherd's crook is a long and sturdy stick with a hook at one end, often with the point flared outwards, used by a shepherd to manage and sometimes catch sheep. In addition, the crook may aid in defending against attack by predators. When traversing rough terrain, a crook is an aid to balance.
The standard utility pole in the United States is about 35 ft (10 m) tall and is buried about 6 ft (2 m) in the ground. [5] In order to meet clearance regulations, poles can, however, reach heights of at least 120 feet (40 meters).
Yan Tan Tethera or yan-tan-tethera is a sheep-counting system traditionally used by shepherds in Northern England and some other parts of Britain. [1] The words are numbers taken from Brythonic Celtic languages such as Cumbric which had died out in most of Northern England by the sixth century, but they were commonly used for sheep counting and counting stitches in knitting until the ...
The poles carry supply voltages from 240 to 275,000 volts and come in various sizes from 9–26 m (30–85 ft) in length, though studies indicate heights to 36 m (118 ft) are feasible. [6] The service life of a Stobie pole is predicted to be in excess of 80 years. It is now commonly regarded as a South Australian icon. [5] [7]
The halberd was usually 1.5 to 1.8 metres (4.9 to 5.9 ft) long. [3] The word halberd is cognate with the German word Hellebarde, deriving from Middle High German halm (handle) and barte (battleaxe) joined to form helmbarte. Troops that used the weapon were called halberdiers. The word has also been used to describe a weapon of the early Bronze ...
A pole piece attaches to and in a sense extends a pole of the magnet, hence the name. Pole pieces are used with both permanent magnets and electromagnets. In the case of an electromagnet, the pole piece or pieces simply extend the magnetic core and can even be regarded as part of it, particularly if they are made of the same material. In the ...
Boscia albitrunca, commonly known as the shepherd tree or shepherd's tree (Afrikaans: Witgat, Sotho: Mohlôpi, Tswana: Motlôpi, Venda: Muvhombwe, Xhosa: Umgqomogqomo, Zulu: Umvithi), is a protected species of South African tree in the caper family. [1] It is known for having the deepest known root structure of any plant at: -68 metres (223 ft ...