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Subject: reddleman footnote
Posted Dec 27, 2006 by Ancaeus		Post: 1

I think that the footnote about what a reddleman does is not quite right. [Caveat: I am not an expert in this area.]

I think that reddle is red ochre that is applied to the chest of rams. The shepherd can then tell which of the ewes has been covered by the ram.

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Subject: reddleman footnote
Posted Dec 27, 2006 by Ancaeus
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To correct my earlier post, I found a trial record from 1760 online that discusses marking sheep with ochre or reddle for identification. Here is the URL: http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/html_sessions/T17601022.html



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