| 1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain |
| rusgadh | Air tus gearradh a’ bhlair le spaid, agus na dheidh sin a to’airt air falbh nam plocan uachdrach le cablair. Turfing – first cutting long ways and crossways by spade, after which the turf is removed by flatter-spade, sketch of which is shown. Tha nis an t-ullachadh deanta arirson buain na moine le taraisgil – aon fhear a’ gearradh is fear eile a’ sgaoiladh [sic] mach na moine air a’ bhlar. The way is now prepared for cutting and casting the peat by tusk – one man cutting and another spreading out the peat on the moss.
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| 2. A’ buain na mònach; na h-innealan a chleachdar; ainmean nam fàdan, etc. |
| taraisgil | tusk – one man cutting, and another spreading out the peats on the moss. |
| sluaist | worked by one man in cutting and spreading out. |
| bodach bac | the first peat cut in each section of the bank. |
| barfhad | the top layer, or upper section of the bank. |
| dubhfhad | the second, or bottom section of bank. |
| barraichean | when the moss is sodden and wet, or the second (bottom) section too brittle to be cast out and spread out for some yards the peats are made into rows on the edge of the bank – one row above the other row – somewhat like so:
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| 3. A’ tiormachadh na mònach |
| stoireag | a small heap of five or six peats lifted up on end, when the upper side of the peat becomes fairly dry and firm. |
| ath stoireag | a larger heap – the size of which is according to weather condition. |
| 4. A’ cruachadh na mònach |
| cruachadh | Air do’n mhoine bhi lan thioram theid a cruinneachadh uile cuideachd nan dunan mòr, agus air a steidhibh ceithir-thimchioll oirre gu’cumail cuimte agus tioram. |
| 5. A’ toirt na mònach dhachaigh; an cliabh, etc. |
| cliabh cleibh | [pl.] creel. Is ann le cleibh bha a’ mhoine air a’ to’airt dhachaigh anns an t-sheann aimsir. Is e sealladh gle chumanta bh’ann gach fear-tigh fhaicinn a’ dol gach la dhiarraidh cliabh moine do an cruach, a’ dhaodadh bhi suas ri mile air falbh o’n tigh. Ach cha-neil aon chliabh ri fhaicinn anns a’ chearn so o chionn iomadh bliadhna air ais. Tha a’ mhoine nis air a giulan dhachaidh le carbaidean ola de gach seorsa. Tha rathaidean nis anns gach aite, agus mar sin tha a’ mhoine air a buain cho faisg air an rathad ’s a ghabhas deanamh. |
| 6. Seòrsachan mònach |
| moine bhuidh | |
| moine dhubh | |
| 7. Faclan eile |
