| 1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain |
| fosgladh poll ùr | |
| deanamh poll ùr | |
| a’ riachadh | the line running the full length of bank marking the width of turf to be cut. The depth was usually 4"-6". |
| a’ rusgadh | turfing – removing the upper crust containing living plants and roots. |
| a’ sgoltadh | as [‘a’ rusgadh’ (q.v.)] but less common. |
| ceap | a segment of the ‘rusgadh’ of a size that could be conveniently handled and used afterwards in the ‘tughadh’ [q.v.] process. |
| 2. A’ buain na mònach; na h-innealan a chleachdar; ainmean nam fàdan, etc. |
| a’ buain | cutting. |
| a’ gearradh | cutting. |
| a’ sgaoileadh | throwing. |
| iarann mònach | common cutting iron. |
| tairisgian (tairsgian) | same [as ‘iarann mònach’ (q.v.)], but not so extensively used in S. Lochs. |
| tairisgein | [See tairisgian] |
| spaid | common spade. |
| caibe-làir | an iron used for the ‘rusgadh’ [q.v.] and probably introduced from Sutherland. |
| an carcair | the block of peat to be cut shorn of the surface turf. |
| còrrfhad | the peat nearest face and exposed to the weather. |
| bàrrfhad | the upper layer of peat. |
| an dara fad | |
| an trìeamh (treas) fad etc. | |
| ath-mhoin | large clumsy pieces [of peat] usually very wet and laid aside (cuir air leth). |
| 3. A’ tiormachadh na mònach |
| a’ sgaoileadh | the initial throw or the subsequent spreading in a dry bed ? |
| an sgaoilteach | the dry bed (uachdar a phoill). |
| a’ tionndadh | just turning the peat over during a dry season previous to ‘rùdhadh’ [q.v.]. |
| a’ rudhadh | leaning 4 pieces to one another with a fifth flat on top. |
| rùdhan (n.) | [See a’ rudhadh] |
| ath-rudhadh | combining several ‘rùdhans’ [q.v.], the number depending on the degree of dryness. |
| 4. A’ cruachadh na mònach |
| a’ cruachadh | stacking. |
| a’ tughadh | thatching with ‘ceap’ [q.v.]. |
| a’ steidheadh | here the outside peats were placed on edge at a steep angle in a more or less level layer. |
| cruach tughaidh | this was rounded in shape. It kept the peat in excellent condition. |
| cruach steidhidh | often of large size and of a pyramidal form. The top about 18" broad was thatched with turf (‘ceap’). |
| 5. A’ toirt na mònach dhachaigh; an cliabh, etc. |
| cliabh | common creel. |
| bach-chliabh | smaller version [of creel] (often used for carrying fish). |
| aisean | rib or stake. |
| breugan or briagan | perforations near edge to hold and slacken the ‘iris’ [q.v.] and lighten the creel. |
| iris | the rope strap [of the creel]. |
| dronnag | pad of clothes placed on buttock to soften the feel of the creel. |
| cairt | cart. |
| càrn-slaoid | a longish cart common round the outskirts of S. [?] but less so in Lochs. |
| poca | jute or hessian bag. |
| 6. Seòrsachan mònach |
| mòine dhubh | black good quality peat usually from sloping ground where the peat formation is slower and the vegetation stronger. |
| mòine bhàn | [peat] from the softer bogs. |
| mòine riabhach | (brindled) [peat] halfway between ‘mòine dhubh’ [q.v.] and ‘mòine bhàn’ [q.v.] in colour and quality. |
| mòine chalcais | [kind of peat] probably where the plant roots were still in a good state of preservation. |
| mòine chràiceach | [peat] composed mostly of dead trees. ‘Cràic’ is used for rotting stumps and branches. ‘Giuthas’, still in a good state of preservation, is used on the mainland to describe the tree roots preserved by the peat. |
| mòine chriadha | [peat] usually from the bottom stratum. Clay in some measure is still attached to the peat. |
| mòine chinn | [peat] often cut roughly with a spade. Live vegetation still forms part of it. |
| grabhag | a small bank in the drier parts of the moor or alternately poll a tha tighinn gu deireadh. |
| mòine tholltach | [peat] spongy and suffering from runlets and channels caused by running water. |
| mòine fàs | [peat] spongy and suffering from runlets and channels caused by running water. |
| mòine chailc | chalky [peat]. |
| caoran | fragment of dried peat. |
| smùr | powdered peat. |
| 7. Faclan eile |
