jan 1, 1624 - striving irons

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Part of the harness for draught horses, a word found only in the East Riding. It may have been a local alternative for iron traces since the two terms do not occur together. 1570 <i>two payer of strivinge Irons</i>, Spaldington (YRS134/37); 1575 <i>ij yockes a teame, a payr of strifyng iorons</i>, South Cave (Kaner93); 1582 <i>a plough shackle another little shackle striving irons horse geare</i>, Faxfleet (Kaner122); 1624 <i>teames & yoakes striving irons & harrowes</i>, South Cave (Kaner318).

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