stooking
/ˈstʊkɪŋ/
noun
- The act of arranging grain stalks into stooks (small standing bundles) after harvesting.
- Stooking was hard work that required bending and lifting all day.
- With the invention of the combine harvester, stooking became rare.
- The farmer taught his children the traditional method of stooking.
Synonyms
verb
- Present participle of stook; arranging grain stalks into stooks.
- They were stooking the oats before the rain came.
- He is stooking the barley in the far field right now.
- The workers spent the afternoon stooking the cut wheat.