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medbotten med grindar

English translation: (dung cart) with plank base and ladder sides

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Swedish term or phrase:medbotten med grindar
English translation:(dung cart) with plank base and ladder sides
Entered by: Timoshka

05:37 Feb 14, 2016
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Social Sciences - History
Swedish term or phrase: medbotten med grindar
An early 19th-century estate inventory includes the following under the heading Åker och Kjörredskap: "2 Medbottnar med grindar." A Google search turned up: "Vid körning av grus, gödsel m.m. användes medbottnar med löstagbara grindar." I believe this was a horse-drawn vehicle on runners (medar), but am unsure about how the gates (grindar) were used. I can't seem to find the word "medbotten" in any Swedish dictionaries at my disposal.
Timoshka
Local time: 05:10
(dung cart) with plank base and ladder sides
Explanation:
The excellent Svenskt Dialektlexikon again (thanks again Thomas J) - "mebotten - brädbotten i en dyngvagn" - http://runeberg.org/dialektl/0465.html
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Agneta Pallinder
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:10
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(dung cart) with plank base and ladder sides


Explanation:
The excellent Svenskt Dialektlexikon again (thanks again Thomas J) - "mebotten - brädbotten i en dyngvagn" - http://runeberg.org/dialektl/0465.html

Agneta Pallinder
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:10
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Thanks again, Agneta!
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