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Normandy
The Poles are the vintagers in Normandy. The Norman vintage
consists of apples beaten down by poles. The French say, “En
Normandie l'on vendange avee la gaule,” where gaule is a play on
the word Gaul, but really means a pole.
The Gem of Normandy.
Emma, daughter of Richard I. (* -1052.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Normandy from Infoplease:
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