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My question comes after reading the William Carlos Williams' poem The Bull:
"...chained / to a drag / the bull is godlike"
I would be very grateful for an explanation.
Thank you!
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My question comes after reading the William Carlos Williams' poem The Bull:
"...chained / to a drag / the bull is godlike"
I would be very grateful for an explanation.
Thank you!
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Did you look up the word drag in a dictionary? Without any other context, it most likely means something similar to "chained to a plow."
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My question comes after reading the William Carlos Williams' poem The Bull:
"...chained / to a drag / the bull is godlike"
I would be very grateful for an explanation.
Thank you!
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My question comes after reading the William Carlos Williams' poem The Bull:
"...chained / to a drag / the bull is godlike"
I would be very grateful for an explanation.
Thank you!
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Did you look up the word drag in a dictionary? Without any other context, it most likely means something similar to "chained to a plow."
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago
I removed your tag single-word-requests as it doesn't seem you're asking for a word.
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Did you look up the word drag in a dictionary? Without any other context, it most likely means something similar to "chained to a plow."
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago
I removed your tag single-word-requests as it doesn't seem you're asking for a word.
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago
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Did you look up the word drag in a dictionary? Without any other context, it most likely means something similar to "chained to a plow."
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago
Did you look up the word drag in a dictionary? Without any other context, it most likely means something similar to "chained to a plow."
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago
I removed your tag single-word-requests as it doesn't seem you're asking for a word.
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago
I removed your tag single-word-requests as it doesn't seem you're asking for a word.
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According to the OED, "drag" can be short for "drag-harrow":
A heavy kind of harrow used for breaking up ground or breaking clods; a drag-harrow.
(This sense is marked as "historical" in some other dictionaries.)
One site sells drag harrows and they look like this:
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a drag OED
- Something that drags, or hangs heavily, so as to impede motion.
As in:
the bull is impeded - the cows are safe.
answered 1 hour ago
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I think this is the correct answer..an image would be very helpful.
– user240918
1 hour ago
If the purpose is to keep the bull in place, then why would he be chained to something that only impedes motion, rather than to an immovable fixture?
– michael.hor257k
1 hour ago
to keep him from the cows ... they can move faster than him! lol
– lbf
1 hour ago
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@michael.hor257k so he can graze and get to water probably. Camels have their legs tied together with a short length of rope so they can move a bit but not run or even walk efficiently; a heavy stone or log would have a similar effect
– Chris H
1 hour ago
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When we studied this poem in school, our teacher told us it meant something like this (definition 6.1 under NOUN):
A thing that is pulled along the ground or through water.
6.1 historical A harrow used for breaking up the surface of land.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/drag
Most of us (living in a farming community) already knew that, even though the drag--a field rake probably--was usually pulled by tractors at that time, not dragged by farm animals (e.g. a Belgian work horse--put out to pasture). That being said, the students who actually lived and worked on a farm couldn't be sure which type of drag the poem was referring to because there were a few different types on their farms with various other functions besides raking.
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3 Answers
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According to the OED, "drag" can be short for "drag-harrow":
A heavy kind of harrow used for breaking up ground or breaking clods; a drag-harrow.
(This sense is marked as "historical" in some other dictionaries.)
One site sells drag harrows and they look like this:
answered 2 hours ago
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According to the OED, "drag" can be short for "drag-harrow":
A heavy kind of harrow used for breaking up ground or breaking clods; a drag-harrow.
(This sense is marked as "historical" in some other dictionaries.)
One site sells drag harrows and they look like this:
answered 2 hours ago
Laurel
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up vote
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According to the OED, "drag" can be short for "drag-harrow":
A heavy kind of harrow used for breaking up ground or breaking clods; a drag-harrow.
(This sense is marked as "historical" in some other dictionaries.)
One site sells drag harrows and they look like this:
answered 2 hours ago
Laurel
27.2k65197
According to the OED, "drag" can be short for "drag-harrow":
A heavy kind of harrow used for breaking up ground or breaking clods; a drag-harrow.
(This sense is marked as "historical" in some other dictionaries.)
One site sells drag harrows and they look like this:
answered 2 hours ago
Laurel
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answered 2 hours ago
Laurel
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answered 2 hours ago
Laurel
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answered 2 hours ago
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a drag OED
- Something that drags, or hangs heavily, so as to impede motion.
As in:
the bull is impeded - the cows are safe.
answered 1 hour ago
lbf
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I think this is the correct answer..an image would be very helpful.
– user240918
1 hour ago
If the purpose is to keep the bull in place, then why would he be chained to something that only impedes motion, rather than to an immovable fixture?
– michael.hor257k
1 hour ago
to keep him from the cows ... they can move faster than him! lol
– lbf
1 hour ago
2
@michael.hor257k so he can graze and get to water probably. Camels have their legs tied together with a short length of rope so they can move a bit but not run or even walk efficiently; a heavy stone or log would have a similar effect
– Chris H
1 hour ago
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up vote
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a drag OED
- Something that drags, or hangs heavily, so as to impede motion.
As in:
the bull is impeded - the cows are safe.
answered 1 hour ago
lbf
15.5k21559
I think this is the correct answer..an image would be very helpful.
– user240918
1 hour ago
If the purpose is to keep the bull in place, then why would he be chained to something that only impedes motion, rather than to an immovable fixture?
– michael.hor257k
1 hour ago
to keep him from the cows ... they can move faster than him! lol
– lbf
1 hour ago
2
@michael.hor257k so he can graze and get to water probably. Camels have their legs tied together with a short length of rope so they can move a bit but not run or even walk efficiently; a heavy stone or log would have a similar effect
– Chris H
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
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up vote
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a drag OED
- Something that drags, or hangs heavily, so as to impede motion.
As in:
the bull is impeded - the cows are safe.
answered 1 hour ago
lbf
15.5k21559
a drag OED
- Something that drags, or hangs heavily, so as to impede motion.
As in:
the bull is impeded - the cows are safe.
answered 1 hour ago
lbf
15.5k21559
edited 1 hour ago
answered 1 hour ago
lbf
15.5k21559
answered 1 hour ago
lbf
15.5k21559
answered 1 hour ago
lbf
15.5k21559
15.5k21559
I think this is the correct answer..an image would be very helpful.
– user240918
1 hour ago
If the purpose is to keep the bull in place, then why would he be chained to something that only impedes motion, rather than to an immovable fixture?
– michael.hor257k
1 hour ago
to keep him from the cows ... they can move faster than him! lol
– lbf
1 hour ago
2
@michael.hor257k so he can graze and get to water probably. Camels have their legs tied together with a short length of rope so they can move a bit but not run or even walk efficiently; a heavy stone or log would have a similar effect
– Chris H
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
I think this is the correct answer..an image would be very helpful.
– user240918
1 hour ago
If the purpose is to keep the bull in place, then why would he be chained to something that only impedes motion, rather than to an immovable fixture?
– michael.hor257k
1 hour ago
to keep him from the cows ... they can move faster than him! lol
– lbf
1 hour ago
2
@michael.hor257k so he can graze and get to water probably. Camels have their legs tied together with a short length of rope so they can move a bit but not run or even walk efficiently; a heavy stone or log would have a similar effect
– Chris H
1 hour ago
I think this is the correct answer..an image would be very helpful.
– user240918
1 hour ago
I think this is the correct answer..an image would be very helpful.
– user240918
1 hour ago
If the purpose is to keep the bull in place, then why would he be chained to something that only impedes motion, rather than to an immovable fixture?
– michael.hor257k
1 hour ago
If the purpose is to keep the bull in place, then why would he be chained to something that only impedes motion, rather than to an immovable fixture?
– michael.hor257k
1 hour ago
to keep him from the cows ... they can move faster than him! lol
– lbf
1 hour ago
to keep him from the cows ... they can move faster than him! lol
– lbf
1 hour ago
2
2
@michael.hor257k so he can graze and get to water probably. Camels have their legs tied together with a short length of rope so they can move a bit but not run or even walk efficiently; a heavy stone or log would have a similar effect
– Chris H
1 hour ago
@michael.hor257k so he can graze and get to water probably. Camels have their legs tied together with a short length of rope so they can move a bit but not run or even walk efficiently; a heavy stone or log would have a similar effect
– Chris H
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
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When we studied this poem in school, our teacher told us it meant something like this (definition 6.1 under NOUN):
A thing that is pulled along the ground or through water.
6.1 historical A harrow used for breaking up the surface of land.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/drag
Most of us (living in a farming community) already knew that, even though the drag--a field rake probably--was usually pulled by tractors at that time, not dragged by farm animals (e.g. a Belgian work horse--put out to pasture). That being said, the students who actually lived and worked on a farm couldn't be sure which type of drag the poem was referring to because there were a few different types on their farms with various other functions besides raking.
answered 2 hours ago
KannE
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up vote
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When we studied this poem in school, our teacher told us it meant something like this (definition 6.1 under NOUN):
A thing that is pulled along the ground or through water.
6.1 historical A harrow used for breaking up the surface of land.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/drag
Most of us (living in a farming community) already knew that, even though the drag--a field rake probably--was usually pulled by tractors at that time, not dragged by farm animals (e.g. a Belgian work horse--put out to pasture). That being said, the students who actually lived and worked on a farm couldn't be sure which type of drag the poem was referring to because there were a few different types on their farms with various other functions besides raking.
answered 2 hours ago
KannE
50012
add a comment |Â
up vote
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up vote
1
down vote
When we studied this poem in school, our teacher told us it meant something like this (definition 6.1 under NOUN):
A thing that is pulled along the ground or through water.
6.1 historical A harrow used for breaking up the surface of land.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/drag
Most of us (living in a farming community) already knew that, even though the drag--a field rake probably--was usually pulled by tractors at that time, not dragged by farm animals (e.g. a Belgian work horse--put out to pasture). That being said, the students who actually lived and worked on a farm couldn't be sure which type of drag the poem was referring to because there were a few different types on their farms with various other functions besides raking.
answered 2 hours ago
KannE
50012
When we studied this poem in school, our teacher told us it meant something like this (definition 6.1 under NOUN):
A thing that is pulled along the ground or through water.
6.1 historical A harrow used for breaking up the surface of land.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/drag
Most of us (living in a farming community) already knew that, even though the drag--a field rake probably--was usually pulled by tractors at that time, not dragged by farm animals (e.g. a Belgian work horse--put out to pasture). That being said, the students who actually lived and worked on a farm couldn't be sure which type of drag the poem was referring to because there were a few different types on their farms with various other functions besides raking.
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Did you look up the word drag in a dictionary? Without any other context, it most likely means something similar to "chained to a plow."
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago
I removed your tag single-word-requests as it doesn't seem you're asking for a word.
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago