| folca | a Sabbath gown, colourful and frilly. |
| stal | a strapping on the head to relieve earache. |
| crioman | cotton shirt, grey with red or navy stripes. No collar. Thought to be connected with Crimean War. |
| bainne lòm [?] | used to cure loss of feeling in body. Not sure what this constituted. Will check? |
| tutadean [?] | used to describe people who wore a lot of clothes. |
| giteag | a slap. |
| leideag | a slap. |
| deoch bhàn | oatmeal drink to quench thirst. |
| stiureag [sic] | sore, sprained wrist. |
| eideag | sore, sprained wrist. |
| glacan cleibheadh | stitch in side. |
| uisge beatha an t-suathaidh | methylated spirits. |
| ùrdan | new born child. |
| miaradan | someone with no appetite. |
| mileineag | someone with no appetite. |
| barach | used to describe temperamental person. |
| scud a cur nan seòl | bad weather followed by flat calm conditions. |
| ceann snamadh | tree like cloud formation, indicating bad weather to follow. |
| fìreag (-an) | stones used to keep thatch in place. |
| buadhana | strapping fellow. |
| stolaideireachd | in old thatch houses used to describe action of woman who would empty a basin on lawn etc. in front of house. |
| soideanach | a good, honest (?) man. |
| coradh | first peat taken out of peat bog. |
| arlas | bargaining for herring ladies. Again will check to see what this constituted. |
| dubhcholl | to describe severe loss of cattle stock. |
| stìbhair | large dram. |
| crannag | a party at Halloween. |
| leanabh focalach [?] | used of a child who would not sit still. |
| cùlum | dust at bottom of bucket, i.e. of peats. |
| cneamh a ròsan | bone in lower back. |
| caolan breote | appendicitis. |
| cadal cearnach | cat nap. |
| allar [?] | wine token when someone dies. |
| urdean | wine token at birth. |
| iolach sheasg | cutting peat deliberately short. |
| geilbeannan | bethers [?]. |
| sleachaireachd | loafing about; ‘sleach ... mun taigh’. |