| 1. Different stages in the growth of sheep (female) |
| caoraich | sheep. |
| uan | lamb. Uan boireann – female [lamb]. Uan firionn – male [lamb]. |
| oisg | a yearling sheep (male or female). |
| caora-uain | a breeding sheep or ewe. |
| bliadhnach | yearling. |
| do bhliadhnach | two year old. |
| croga | an aged ewe. |
| mult | a wedder. |
| reithe | a ram. |
| ciora | a pet lamb or sheep. |
| caora-sheasg | a sheep without a lamb. |
| dionag | one-year old sheep with lamb. |
| 2. Different stages in the growth of sheep (male) |
| uan reithe | |
| bliadhnach reithe | |
| do bhliadhnach etc. | |
| 3. Different stages in the growth of the castrated male |
| oisg muilt | |
| bliadhnach muilt | |
| 4. Sheep’s appearance |
| caora bhreac-cheannach | spots over the body. |
| caora tarran | spots over the body. [NOTES: is ‘tarran’ a pronunciation spelling? Tarr-fhionn?] |
| caora bhan-cheannach | |
| caora dhubh-cheannach | |
| caora dhubh | |
| caora-gheal or caora bhàn | |
| caora Ghàidhealach | coarse wooled sheep. |
| caora le lomradh throm | |
| caora sgrogach | sheep with stunted horns. |
| caora adharcach mhor | |
| caora mhaol | |
| caora reamhar | |
| 5. Miscellaneous |
| uan pheta | pet lamb. |
| uan càraid | twin lamb. |
| caora-bhainne | milk ewe. |
| caora le càraid uain | sheep with twins. |
| caora-uain | a breeding sheep. |
| ciora | pet ewe hogg or sheep. |
| caora air seacharan | a sheep that has strayed. |
| rige | ram only partly castrated. |
| reithein | a small ram. |
| 6. Feeding and grazing |
| biathadh agus ionaltradh | feeding and grazing. |
| biathadh a stigh | hand feeding. |
| amar | vessel used for feeding. |
| clàr | vessel used for feeding. |
| cuinneag | vessel used for feeding. |
| boitean connlach | corn etc. given at feeding time. |
| sùgan | a straw rope, means of tying hay, corn etc. |
| a toirt deoch dhaibh a amar na miodar | watering. |
| ionaltradh | grazing of sheep. |
| cuir air feur | grazing of sheep. |
| leasar | regular beat of sheep on the moor. |
| 7. Handling of sheep |
| cibeireachd | handling of sheep. |
| saodaich | driving them to their grazings. |
| cuir a mach | driving them to their grazings. |
| trusadh | taking them home. |
| fangaich | enclosing them in a fank. |
| treud | flock. |
| bad | flock. |
| Cuir air falbh iad | ‘Send them away’ (command [given to a sheep-dog]). |
| Thig gu mo shail | ‘Come to my heel’ (command [given to a sheep-dog]). |
| Cuir a mach iad | ‘Put them out’ (command [given to a sheep-dog]). |
| fangaich | fanking. |
| [fang] | Fang lomadh nan caoraich sheasg – [shearing fank for] the yeld ewes. Fang lomadh nan caoraich uain – [shearing fank for] the breeding ewes. Fang bogaidh nan caorach – dipping [fank]. Fang na Lunasdail na fang togail nan uan. |
| balla nam faing, an geata | parts of a fank. |
| amar a bhogaidh | [dipping trough.] |
| a bogadh nan caorach | [dipping.] |
| a comharreachadh nan uan | [marking.] |
| a spoth nan uan | [castrating.] |
| a gearradh nan uan | [castrating.] |
| a spannadh nan uan | weaning. |
| ciridh | call addressed to a lamb or sheep. |
| [note] | [NOTES: the definitions in square brackets copied from the list provided in the questionnaire as it is clear that the informant was following it, even the order is the same.] |
| 8. Apparatus |
| uidheam | apparatus. |
| acainn | apparatus. |
| glas | lock. |
| crann | bolt. |
| claidhean | a door bolt. |
| dealan-doruis | bar of a door. |
| teathar | tether. |
| taod | tether. |
| cipein | a peg or pin for tying a tether. |
| udalan | a swivel. |
| ceangal | a band for tying the legs. |
| geimhealan | fetters. |
| 9. Diseases |
| galairean | diseases. |
| foinneamhan | [warts?] [NOTES: this term appears in the same line as ‘galairean’ and is not followed by a definition but it seems that it should be translated as ‘warts’ because that’s the first English term in the questionnaire.] |
| seid | swellings. |
| àt | swellings. |
| iongrachadh | swellings. |
| cnap | swellings. |
| fearsanan | worms in the skin. |
| shenladan | worms in the skin. |
| mial-chaorach | ticks found in wool. |
| doille | blindness. |
| ladhair | swelling. |
| iongar | puss. |
| an cridhe | heart. |
| an gruthan | liver. |
| am pluc | liver fluke. |
| sprog | liver fluke. |
| “braxy” | disease of the lungs. |
| tuainealaich | staggers. |
| stuird | a disease in sheep. |
| 10. Parts of the body |
| an ceann agus am muinneil | the head and neck. |
| rusg, craiceann, seiche | hair, hide. |
| slinneanan | shoulders. |
| uchd | breast. |
| casan toiseich | [sic] forelegs. |
| an cnamh droma | backbone |
| smior a cnaimh droma | spinal cord. |
| an ceathramh deireadh | hindquarters. |
| alt na sleisne | hips. |
| bun an earbuill | rump. |
| earball | tail. |
| ùgh | udder. |
| ballan | udder. |
| feith | muscle. |
| feith-lùghaidh | tendon. |
| ceanglachan | ligament. |
| maoth-chnaimh | cartilage. |
| cridhe | heart. |
| cuisle | artery. |
| cuisle | vein. |
| fuil | blood. |
| sgamhan | lungs. |
| steic-braghad | windpipe. |
| braigh-an-scornain | larynx. |
| grùthan | liver. |
| dubhagan | kidneys. |
| an dubh liath | pancreas. |
| colag a chait | pancreas. |
| domhlas | the gall. |
| faireag | gland. |
| sgornan | gullet. |
| slugan | gullet. |
| maodal | stomach. |
| caolan | intestine. |
| geir | fat. |
| 11. Lambing |
| Tha a chaora air son an reithe | |
| Chaidh i air reithlachd | |
| 12. Miscellaneous |
| am feaman | short tail after docking. |
| dosan | small tuft of hair under chin. |
| toipean | small tuft of hair under chin. |
| caora chlaimheach | scabby sheep. |
| cutach | docked or short tail. |
