eruca and eruke

[Pierre Abbat]

The word "eruke" meaning malshave comes from Latin "eruca". There is another
word "eruca" which is the name of a plant in the cabbage family. This is the
namesake of erucic acid, which is found in rapeseed oil. Canola is
low-erucic-acid rapeseed.

There is also another word "eruke". Elliott found this on the web:

              Roof Ring (toghona)
                              The roof ring is the most complex element in ger
                              construction. It is usually a hoop of wood containing
                              slots or holes that the roof poles can lock into. The
                              interior of the ring can contain many different designs
                              but must be relatively open to allow smoke and air flow.
                              During bad weather is it covered with a piece of felt or
                              hide (called an eruke).

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