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A peat-knife or peat-iron (Scottish Gaelic tairsgeir Norse tushker)

Different variations exist, though a common form has a long wooden handle between 4 and 5 feet long attached to a right-angled metal blade. There is a step to one side which allows for the downward pressure required

After being cut from the bank, peats are laid, stacked or gathered to allow them to dry before being collected and used as fuel.

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