What Is It? - #46

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SifuPhil

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Boop-boop-be-doop! Today's WII is no longer used but in its day it was an essential tool.

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Usually it was made of bamboo, and it's length was around 3'.

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WHAT IS IT?
 

Looks like a leash, noose or guide for a farm animal.
 

Something to snare a critter, but that seems too obvious to me.

3 feet is not all that long if you have something dangerous on the other end.

so basically I have no good answer
 
rkunsaw said:
Looks like a snare used to trap animals.
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No, but it does look like a snare, doesn't it?

SeaBreeze said:
Looks like a leash, noose or guide for a farm animal.
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Although I suppose it could be used that way, that wasn't its intended function.

SeaBreeze said:
Something used in a sauna, to rejuvenate the skin?
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Ouch! By some sadistic masseuse, no doubt ...

Old Hipster said:
Something to snare a critter, but that seems too obvious to me.

3 feet is not all that long if you have something dangerous on the other end.

so basically I have no good answer
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I would want more than 3 feet between us, agreed!

rkunsaw said:
Something for carrying a bundle such as wheat or or straw?
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Clever, but no, sorry.

GDAD said:
A bulls ball deknackera!:rolleyes:
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It had to be said! Sorry, no, but I'm sure That Guy will be proud of you. :playful:
 
That Guy said:
What? Who me???

Well, I was with GDAD on that but now have no clue as usual...
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I think we have to expand your horizons ... :playful:

Jackie22 said:
......used to setup explosive device?
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That's a scary thought! No, sorry, not a ... a, um ... explosive device setter-upper.

TICA said:
I can picture an old lady beating the dirt out of a carpet with that thing.
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I never would have thought of that, but yeah, it DOES look like a carpet beater. Unfortunately that isn't this item's function.

Diwundrin said:
Looks a bit like a home made landing net my Granddad used for river fishing. ( But without the net threadled on it.)
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I suppose one could always just hold it above the water and teach the fish to jump through it ...
 
SeaBreeze said:
Fish stringer?
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Nope.

Diwundrin said:
Something to hold a hessian, or calico flour etc bag open for filling, or scooping something out of?
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Not for bag-holding, and I believe Hessians were too large to comfortably hold with it ...

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Anne said:
A chicken catcher...... :confused:
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No, sorry.

Jillaroo said:
Is it used to pull the handle on the water spout on the tank??
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Jillaroo said:
Or could it have been used to slip over the horses neck to hold him while being shod??
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Not for pulling a handle nor holding a horse, sorry.

GDAD said:
Horse rider used it to open & shut the paddock gates without dismounting!
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Inventive, but no. You ARE getting warmer with the "without dismounting" part - in a way ...

Phantom said:
A thing to make a horse " Giddy Up" :D
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Could probably be used for that, but not its real use.

dbeyat45 said:
EASY: It was used by football & hockey coaches to "pull" players from a game. :cool:
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Heh, heh ... no, but I like how you think.

Diwundrin said:
Going left field: Was it used in a sideshow, to hook kewpies and prizes down from the shelves?

(or was that 'boop de doop' a total red herring?)
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Not for hooking kewpies, but you also are getting warmer - in a way.

Not a TOTAL red herring ... :cool:



Here's your first hint, folks, because you've stayed THIS long ...

[HINT] 4-4-2, dit-dah-dit [/HINT]
 
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