| làmhan a’ chruinn | Notes: used for plough handles. |
| maighdean | Quotation: na maighdeanan. Notes: uprights supporting the flyer axle in a spinning wheel. |
| mèipil | [mɛ̃:pəl] Notes: maple. |
| mial | Quotation: mialan a’ bhuntàta. Notes: worms in potatoes. |
| milearach | [mĩlɑɾɑx] Notes: seaweed used for manure in some parts. |
| mór-roinn | Notes: province. |
| rùda | Quotation: uan-rùda. Notes: tup lamb or young ram. |
| rùda | Notes: ram. |
| ruigein | [rwɡʹɛ̃nʹ] [sic] Notes: ridgeling. |
| athairle | [ɑhəʴɫə] Notes: a beast a little older than a heifer. [NOTES: the turned r used for the symbol which is unclear in the original.] |
| sitig | Notes: area outside the kitchen where dirty water was thrown. |
| siug | [ʃu̟ɡ] Quotation: siug, siug! siugan! Notes: call to a calf. |
| siugan | [ʃu̟ɡɑ̃ṉ] Quotation: siug, siug! siugan! Notes: call to a calf. |
| pairce | Notes: a field (didn’t use terms achadh, feannag). |
| póc | [po:k] Notes: cockroach. |
| pràiseach | Notes: cast-iron. |
| saighdear | Quotation: na saighdearan. Notes: uprights which supported the wheel axle in the spinning wheel. |
| sgrìoban | Notes: commonly used for rake. |
| sinnteachan | Notes: older term for drag-chains. |
| siosar | Notes: sheep shears. |
| spagh | Notes: swathe. |
| speal | Notes: blade of scythe. |
| spùt | Notes: the scours. |
| steinseal | [sṯɛ̃ṉʃɑɫ] Notes: stanchion (for tying cows in byre). |
| stràbh | Notes: trail or scatter of hay on the field after bulk had been removed. |
| suamp | [su̜ɑmp] Notes: swamp. |
| tir-mór | Notes: mainland of Nova Scotia. |
| tlèim | [t̪ɫɛ̃:m] Notes: handful of hay or grain. (Dw. handful of wool.) |
| treasachan | Notes: traces, drag-chains. |
| treasadach | Notes: ground in which grain was sown the previous year. |
| uan | Quotation: uan-rùda. Notes: young ram or tup lamb. |
| amall | Quotation: amall beag, amall mór. Notes: swingle-tree. |
| barag | [bɑɾɑɡ] Notes: a place where hay or corn was stored, as the hay or corn was removed from below – the top could be slid down. |
| blianag | Notes: a green, level patch of ground. |
| bogaich | Notes: soft, muddy area. |
| boitean | Notes: a bundle of hay or straw carried on the back. |
| buailtean | Notes: often used for sùisd. |
| calc | Quotation: a’ calcadh a’ bhalla le còineach is creadh. Notes: caulk (packing in between the logs). |
| càthadh | Notes: winnowing. |
| ceathramh-dubh | Notes: “Blackleg” in cattle. Would have to burn the carcase and bury it. |
| cire | Quotation: cire, cire! Notes: call to a sheep. |
| cliath | Notes: a panel in a log or board fence. |
| coille-dhubh | Notes: area of burnt forest. |
| colaidh | [koɫi] Quotation: Tha a’ mhart ann an deagh cholaidh. Notes: for culaidh. She is in fine condition, of good appearance. |
| còpadh | Quotation: a’ còpadh a’ chairt. Notes: coping. |
| corrag | Quotation: na corragan. Notes: heard this term used for plough handles. |
| corrag | Notes: grip on a scythe. |
| crann-deilbh | Notes: warping frame. |
| crann-speal | Notes: wooden frame of scythe. |
| cuilean | Quotation: mathan is cuilean. Notes: bear cub. |
| deoghal | Quotation: a’ deoghal a’ bhoin; a’ deoghal sweetie. Notes: suckling or sucking. |
| dlòth | Quotation: air a dhlòth. Notes: e.g. grain laid in an orderly swathe after the mower. |
| dromanach | Notes: back-band. |
| dubhadh | Notes: blight. |
| faod | Quotation: math dh’fhaoidte. Notes: perhaps. |
| feurslan | [fe:sᵊɫɑ̃nʹ] Notes: warble-fly (in cattle). |
| fiachadh | Notes: inviting. |
| gamhnach | Notes: farrow cow. |
| giort | Notes: belly band. |
| glan | Quotation: Na ghlan a’ bhó fhathast. Notes: Did she deposit the placenta. |
| gorm-glas | Notes: dapple-grey (horses). |
| grìneas | [ɡɾĩ:ṉəs] Notes: potato-pit. |
