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Sat 27 Jun, 2009 01:35 pm
I know that Deacon skins come from the farm. I think they are cow skins. No one I know who lives on a farm knows what they are. What are Deacon skins?
@Woollcott,
a skin from a calf less than 8 pounds weight (a "deacon")
@contrex,
The term "deacon calf" is usually applied to a calf that was stillborn or died very young. The Oxford English Dictionary defines deacon calf as "a very young or aborted calf, or its hide".
@contrex,
woollcott wrote:No one I know who lives on a farm knows what they are.
Maybe they are nervous about telling you where they come from.
@contrex,
By George! I think you got it right! Many, Many thanks!!
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