| 1. Different stages in the growth of sheep (female) |
| uan firionn | |
| uan boirionn | |
| oisg fhirionn | first shearing. |
| oisg bhoirionn | |
| tearuinnach boirionn | second shearing. |
| tearuinnach firionn | |
| da’ bhliandhnach muilt | [sic] third shearing. |
| beoch ciadan boirionn | |
| da’ bhliandhnach air a ceud uan | [sic] |
| caora shiasg | without lamb. |
| seann caora | |
| 2. Different stages in the growth of sheep (male) |
| reith | from weaning till first shearing. |
| uan reith ( uareith) | [pron.?] from weaning till first shearing. |
| bliadhnach ruita | second shearing. |
| da’ bhliadhnach | |
| tri bliadhnach etc. | |
| 3. Different stages in the growth of the castrated male |
| oisg fhirionn | up till first shearing. |
| bliadhnach | second shearing. |
| da bhliadhnach | |
| tri bliadhnach etc. | |
| 4. Sheep’s appearance |
| caora bhreac | speckled. |
| caora bhrogach | black. |
| caora bhan | white. |
| caora dhubh | black. |
| cloimh ghrabh | [sic] coarse wooled. |
| cloimh mhollach | heavy fleeced. |
| caora scrògach | stunted horned sheep. |
| caora mhaol | with no horns. |
| caora reamhar | fat sheep. |
| 5. Miscellaneous |
| piatan | pet lamb. |
| leth-uan | twin lamb. |
| fior oisg | late of weaning. |
| uan fada gun thogail | late of weaning. |
| caora uain | breeding ewe. |
| ciora | pet hogg or sheep. |
| conadail | stray sheep. |
| tliamigear | [?] partly castrated or one testicle wanting. |
| fatach | small ram. |
| abhag | small ram. |
| 6. Feeding and grazing |
| phrasach | feeding trough, corn or hay. |
| clar | feeding trough, cut up turnips or other feeding stuff. |
| innis | regular beat on the moor. |
| 7. Handling of sheep |
| cur a mach na caorach | driving them on to the grazings. |
| toirt dhachaidh | taking them home. |
| deanamh faing | fanking. |
| treud caorach | a flock. |
| cnap caorach | a smaller number. |
| away out! | command given to a sheep dog. |
| come in! | command given to a sheep dog. |
| fetch em! | command given to a sheep dog. |
| cul mo chois | come to heel. |
| faing an rusgaidh | fanking. |
| faing an duppaidh | fanking. |
| ciora ciora ciora | call addressed to lamb or sheep. |
| 8. Apparatus |
| stiall | indoor tether stake. |
| achuinn | indoor tether. |
| dudlan | swivel. |
| lúb | band for tying legs while shearing. |
| 9. Diseases |
| cliambh | [sic] sheep scab. |
| tuathalan | sturdy or gid (affecting the head). |
| an car cam | sturdy or gid (affecting the head). |
| daille | blindness. |
| crodaich | |
| searig, seargte | decaying. |
| spúit | scour. |
| tinneas gairtean | caused by tick. |
| mial caorach | the common sheep lice. |
| 10. Parts of the body |
| 11. Lambing |
| tide an reitheachd | when sheep are put to ram. |
| am breith | |
| salchair | |
| 12. Miscellaneous: short tail that remains after docking, small tuft of hair under the chin of a ram, scabby sheep losing their wool, any other words |
| earbull stúuach (stùthach) | [short tail that remains after docking.] [NOTES: ‘stùthach’ added in what looks like second hand.] |
| fiasag | [small tuft of hair under the chin of a ram.] |
| tilgeadh na cloimh | [losing wool.] |
| [note] | [NOTES: the informant does not provide definitions but as it is clear that he is following the definitions given in the questionnaire, these have been copied next to the headwords.] |
