A sign for the Haff Yok cafe in Pierowall on Westray in the Orkney islands.

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The cafe's web site says 'The term ‘Haff Yok‘ comes directly from a local farming term used when the farmers and the ploughing horses were given a break from their work. A modern translation would be ‘Elevenses’ and would be the closest in use today.'

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Size: 2848px × 4288px
Location: Pierowall, Westray, Orkney, UK
Photo credit: © UrbanImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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