[Tagging] RFC #2: Lake, pond, and reservoir proposal

ael witwall3 at disroot.org
Wed Jan 5 18:57:55 UTC 2022


On Wed, Jan 05, 2022 at 11:37:59AM -0700, Mike Thompson wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 11:21 AM Brian M. Sperlongano <zelonewolf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 1:13 PM Mike Thompson <miketho16 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 11:05 AM Brian M. Sperlongano <
> >> zelonewolf at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Adam -
> >>>
> >>> What you describe as "farm ponds", is that the same as cattle tanks (in
> >>> ranch country)?
> >>>
> >> "cattle tanks" are usually large containers, made of
> >> corrugated galvanized metal or hard plastic (or sometimes old tractor
> >> tires).
[--snip--]
> >
> I am not a farmer or rancher, but have lived most of my life in rural
> areas.  In my experience a cattle or stock tank refers to something like
> this[0].  What you are talking about we would call a "farm pond" or
> "watering hole."
> 
> [0] https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/catalog/stock-tanks

In British English, these would be called "cattle troughs", I think.

ael




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