Use for thin pieces of split wood, usually hazel, roughly 2 to 3 feet long and bent into a U shape with pointed ends designed for fastening thatch onto roofs.
AAT
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broches
brotches
buckles (thatch fasteners)
gads
ledgers (thatch fasteners)
roovers
scallops (thatch fasteners)
sparrods
spars (thatch fasteners)
spars, thatch
spars, thatching
speaks
spears (thatch fasteners)
spics
spikes (curved fasteners)
splints (thatch fasteners)
tangs
thatch spars
thatching spars
withynecks
13yrs ago
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