Brother to the Ox: The Autobiography of a Farm Labourer |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
asked barley became Bill Bonner Bill Munday boots boss bricky brown busy called chapel church concertina corn cowman cows Doncaster eyes farm chaps farmer felt field four lads gaffer garden gate George George Sturt girls hand heard hedge Helen hired horse Judd knew lassies Little Brown Jug Little Norwood living looked maid mare Martlemas melodeon miles missus Moot Hall morning mother navvies never nice night o'clock old Jasper Omar Khayyám pair pigs pleasant plough Plough Monday pounds rabbits railroad road round Saturday seemed sheep shillings singing sixpence sort South Yorkshire Railway stable stack stared stayed straw summer Sunday talk thing thought tin whistle took town turned turnips village wagoner walk watch week wheat winter wonderful woods yard Yorkshire young