Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 2, 2009 02:35
15 yrs ago
German term
Native in: English 
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Deckanzeiger
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Device name
I know what this *is*, but not what we call it in English - illustration and descriptive info here:
http://www.raidex.de/de/produkte/deckanzeiger.htm
Any sheep farmers or other livestock experts about?
http://www.raidex.de/de/produkte/deckanzeiger.htm
Any sheep farmers or other livestock experts about?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | raddle |
Andrea Winzer
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| 3 +1 | ram crayon |
Sue Stewart-Anderson (X)
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Proposed translations
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Andrea Winzer
United States
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Specializes in field
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raddle
RADDLE----paint or crayon applied to a ram's chest to mark females he mates.
http://www.danekeclublambs.com/Glossary.html
Raddle – coloured pigment used to mark sheep for various reasons, such as to show ownership, or to show which lambs belong to which ewe. May be strapped to the chest of a ram, to mark the backs of ewes he mates (different rams may be given different colours). Also a verb ("that ewe's been raddled"). Also "ruddy".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_sheep_husbandry
http://www.danekeclublambs.com/Glossary.html
Raddle – coloured pigment used to mark sheep for various reasons, such as to show ownership, or to show which lambs belong to which ewe. May be strapped to the chest of a ram, to mark the backs of ewes he mates (different rams may be given different colours). Also a verb ("that ewe's been raddled"). Also "ruddy".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_sheep_husbandry
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Comment: "Thanks to all who responded. In the specific context of my document (not the example given here, which I picked from Google for reasons of confidentiality), "raddle" worked fine."
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Sue Stewart-Anderson (X)
United Kingdom
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Specializes in field
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ram crayon
Specifically for use in ram harnesses during service.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2009-02-02 12:10:57 GMT)
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See this page specifically. The distinction made by this company at least is that ram crayon is a waxy crayon for use in a harness, while raddle is a hand-held chalk for general purposes:
http://www.donaghys.com/stock-management.0.html?&no_cache=1&...[]=ram&sword_list[]=crayon
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Note added at 11 hrs (2009-02-02 13:51:07 GMT)
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Have now consulted my other half (a vet): he would use the term 'raddle' for the harness itself rather than the chalk or crayon.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2009-02-02 12:10:57 GMT)
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See this page specifically. The distinction made by this company at least is that ram crayon is a waxy crayon for use in a harness, while raddle is a hand-held chalk for general purposes:
http://www.donaghys.com/stock-management.0.html?&no_cache=1&...[]=ram&sword_list[]=crayon
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Note added at 11 hrs (2009-02-02 13:51:07 GMT)
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Have now consulted my other half (a vet): he would use the term 'raddle' for the harness itself rather than the chalk or crayon.
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
John Speese
: Ram crayon certainly sounds good, although I remember Diggory Venn the raddleman from Thomas Hardy, I think the more specific term would be better here.
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