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In Victorian England, turkeys were popular for Christmas dinners. Some of the birds were raised in Norfolk, and taken to market in London. To get
them to London, the turkeys:
D) Were supplied with boots made of sacking or leather
The turkeys were walked to market. The boots protected their feet from the frozen mud of the road. Boots were not used for geese: instead,
their feet were protected with a covering of tar. |
