Carrying pole

[Lisa Galvin]

Would that be considered a yoke?

 

Lisa




                                                   



 

> Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:34:09 +0800
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> Does anyone know of a special word or term in English for the kind of
> pole that one would put over one's shoulder to carry two buckets of
> water (one on each end of the pole)?
> 
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> Randy Alexander
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