| 1. Different stages in the growth of sheep (female) |
| uan | lamb. |
| oaisg, oaisgean (pl) | hog. |
| dinneag, dinneagan (pl) | gimmer. |
| caora | ewe. |
| [uan] | (Bidh uan aig an dinneag agus aig a’ chaora.) |
| crog, crogaichean (pl) | cast ewe. (After 5-6 years.) |
| 2. Different stages in the growth of sheep (male) |
| uan | |
| molt, muilt (pl) | wether. |
| air a spo | castrated. |
| air a ghèarradh | castrated. |
| uan-reith | |
| [reithe] | (Dar a tha e ’na bhliadhna, bhiodh e ’na reithe.) [NOTES: is this meant as a definition of ‘uan-reith’?] |
| seann-reithe | |
| 3. Different stages in the growth of the castrated male |
| 4. Sheep’s appearance |
| dubhcheannach | blackfaced sheep. |
| caora dhubh | black sheep. |
| “stragelers” | undipped sheep. |
| rùsg (m) | fleece. |
| caoraich mhaola | sheep with stunted horns. |
| caora nan adhaircean móra | sheep with large horns. |
| caora reamhar | fat sheep for butchering. |
| 5. Miscellaneous |
| peat’-uan, peatan | [pl] pet lamb. |
| uan-càraid | twin lamb. |
| uan anmoch | lamb late of weaning (12th August [and after]). |
| caora-bhaine | [sic] milk ewe. |
| caora le càraid | sheep with twins. |
| caora-uain | breeding sheep. |
| peata caora | pet ewe-hogg or sheep. |
| peate oaisg | [sic] [peata?] pet ewe-hogg or sheep. |
| caora rachadh air iomlan | strayed sheep. |
| rig | partly castrated ram. |
| reithe beag | small ram. |
| 6. Feeding and grazing |
| biadhadh làimh | handfeeding. |
| troch (f), trochanan | [pl] trough. |
| ceanagan | hay. |
| bann | piece of corn. Bann de dh’arbhair. |
| bucaid-uisge, bucaidean | [pl] |
| caoraich-mhonadh | beat [i.e. the regular ‘beat’ of sheep on the moor]. |
| 7. Handling of sheep |
| Leanaidh mi iad do’n mhonadh | driving them to their grazing. |
| ’gam fuadachadh do’n mhonadh | driving them to their grazing. |
| ’gan toirt dhachaidh | taking them home. |
| ’gan cur a-staigh do’n chrò | enclosing them in a fank or fold. |
| ’gan cur a-staigh do’n fhang | enclosing them in a fank or fold. |
| sgàp chaorach | flock. |
| sgàp mhór chaorach | flock. |
| fang-rùsgaidh | shearing [fank]. |
| fang-glacaidh | |
| smeòradair | smearer. |
| ’gan smeoradh | smearing them (with tar). |
| tanc-dipidh | dipping trough. |
| tumadh | dipping. |
| Tha mi cur kil oirre | keel. |
| Commands given to a sheep-dog |
| Fan a mach air folbh . | [sic] |
| Thig a-staigh. | |
| Thig air do chulaibh. | |
| Thig a nuas là(mh) rium. | |
| Trobhad a nuas. | |
| Earmarking |
| barr na cluais | |
| beum | |
| bacan | |
| toll | |
| ’gan spo | castrating. |
| 8. Apparatus |
| feisde (f) | tether. |
| cioban | tether stake. |
| udalan (m) | swivel. |
| buarach (f) | band for tying legs; fetter. |
| 9. Diseases |
| cloimh | scab. (‘cloich’ – Mull pron.) |
| foinne (f), foinneachan | [pl] wart. |
| spot, spòtan | [pl] spots. |
| cartan, cartanan | [pl] ticks. |
| biastagan anns a’ chraiceann aice | worms in skin. |
| an dalladh | blindness. |
| am plochd | fluke (neck swelling). |
| gortachadh | injury. |
| 10. Parts of the body |
| seiche (f) | hide. |
| slinnean (f) | shoulder. |
| uchd (f) | breast. |
| casan-toisich | forelegs. |
| crodhan | hoofs. |
| glùinean | knees. |
| speur (f), speuran | [pl] joints in back legs (reverse from knees). |
| cruachainn | hips. |
| cnàimh-droma | spine. |
| bùn an urbaill | rump. |
| ugh | udder. |
| sine (f), sinean | [pl] teats. |
| alt (f), uilt | [pl] muscle. |
| cuisle (f), cuislean | [pl] artery. |
| féith (f), feithean | [pl] vein. |
| sgamhan (m) | lung. |
| pìob na h-anail | windpipe. |
| ubhal a’ sgornain | larynx. |
| umalas (m) | gallbladder. |
| stamag | stomach. |
| caolan (m) | intestines. |
| miolach (m) | bowel. |
| reamhrad (m) | fat. |
| 11. Lambing |
| Leig mi mach an reithe leatha. | |
| An do ghlan i? | |
| glanadh (m) | afterbirth. |
| 12. Miscellaneous |
