In Yorkshire, England, ? – 19th century, a unit of entitlement to grazing privileges on the commons.
| Animals put to graze | Number of Gates |
|---|---|
| 1 cow | 1 |
| 5 sheep | 1 |
| 1 full-grown horse | 2 |
| 3 twenters (a twenter is a 2-year-old heifer) | 2 |
| 2 stirks (a stirk is a 1-year-old calf) | 1 |
| 1 stag (a stag is a 2-year old colt) | 1½ |
James Britten.
Old Country and Farming Words.
English Dialect Society, number 30.
London: Trübner and Co., 1880.
Page 171.
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