| 1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain |
| a’ breacadh na mònadh | marking turf that is to be removed. |
| poll | peat bog or bank. |
| a’ feannadh na mònadh | turfing peat. |
| a’ rusgadh na mònadh | turfing peat. (Skye) |
| a’ faileadh na mònadh | turfing peat. (Harris) |
| a’ truiseadh na mònadh | turfing peat. (Harris) |
| a’ sadhsadh na mònadh | stripping the face of the peat bog. |
| a’ buain | cutting. |
| a’ leagail | cutting. (Harris) |
| an fheanntach | the turf removed. |
| ceann a’ phuill | upper end of the peat bog. |
| ceann shios a’ phuill | lower end of the peat bog. |
| ris a’ mhòine | engaged in peat work. |
| anns a’ mhòine | engaged in peat work. |
| aig a’ mhòine | engaged in peat work. |
| sgaoilteach | ground on which peat is spread out. |
| uachdar | the top of the peat bank. |
| iochdar | the bottom of the peat bank. |
| aghaidh a’ phuill | face of peat bog. |
| 2. A’ buain na mònach; na h-innealan a chleachdar; ainmean nam fàdan, etc. |
| troighsgeir | peat iron. |
| iarunn mònadh | peat iron. |
| ceapa làir | turfing-spade. |
| mèatha | the width of peat bank to be cut. |
| carcair | the width of peat bank to be cut. (Skye) |
| fàd | peat. |
| bàn-fhàd | top peat. |
| dubh-fhàd | second peat. |
| grunn’-fhad | [sic] bottom peat. (Skye) |
| caoran | bottom peat. (Uist and Scalpay) |
| gàg | a flaw in peat bank. |
| gol-fhàd | the outer peat in the bank. (Uist) |
| a’ sgaoileadh | spreading peat. |
| gàradh | wall of newly cut peat. |
| iarunn | a day’s peat-cutting for two men. (Uist) |
| sgaoilteach | cut peat not in ‘gàradh’ [q.v.]. |
| 3. A’ tiormachadh na mònach |
| a’ togail | setting up peat to dry. |
| a’ tinneadh | setting up peat on end. |
| rùdhan | grouping of peats (about 5 or 6) to dry. |
| rùdhan | a small peat stack. (Skye) |
| a’ chas-bheag | three or four peats set up for drying. |
| ag atharrachadh | re-grouping peat to speed up drying. |
| 4. A’ cruachadh na mònach |
| cruach | stack. |
| làrach | base of stack. |
| cridhe | inside of stack. |
| gniomhadh | the building of peat-stack. |
| tubhadh | covering the stack with turf. |
| 5. A’ toirt na mònach dhachaigh; an cliabh, etc. |
| 6. Seòrsachan mònach |
| mòine bhuidhe | spongy peat. |
| mòine chòsach | spongy peat. |
| mòine dhubh | black peat. |
| mòine chruaidh dhubh | black peat (Uist and Harris). |
| caorain | broken peat. |
| pronnadh | crumbling peat. |
| smùr | peat dust. (Uist and Harris) |
| smurach | peat dust. (Skye) |
| seana-mhoine | last year’s peat. |
| mòine-ùr | this year’s peat. |
| a’ dol a sadhsaladh | over-drying of peat. (Uist) |
| a’ dol a taisealadh | over-drying of peat. (Skye) |
| talamh toll | poor quality peat. |
| 7. Faclan eile |
