| carcair | the surface of a peat bog having been turfed. |
| cabhal | a fishing net in the shape of a deep bag. Held down by weights in the narrow part of a river. |
| fideach | low lying land near the shore which is covered by the tide at times. Salt marsh. |
| glomhar | low lying land which is always wet and never dries. |
| meachranach | a word used in the context of wood that is prone to cracking. |
| lighe | a steep decline. Rock is characterised by fertile spots and consequently is quite grassy. |
| palla | a shelf in a rock. |
| sàthag | a taunt to embarrass someone. |
| liabhach | a word used to indicate coldness of weather. “Latha liabhach fuar.” |
| tabhainneach | oppressive, wearisome. Means the same as ‘sàraichte’. “Tha an t-eallach tabhainneach air sgàth ’s gu bheil an iris ro fhada.” |
| corr-fhàd | the first peat that is cut at the outside of each row. More rugged that other peats due to the crust being exposed to the elements. |
| coinnle-pianain | variation on ‘coinnle-blianain’, phosphorescence. |
| làgaraid | a swift current in a narrow strait or in a sea loch. |
| smeachan | foot rest on a peat iron. |
| ruathair | the spreading of a contagious disease. |
| cambar | a large rock. As applied to one of the rocks near the bottom of Tolsta Point. |
| innsireachd | tale bearing, e.g. grassing on your mates at school. |
