Regional words, terms and phrases.

[primmiemoo]

Oakway - bay in hay shed, e.g. one oakway left to fill means one bay left to fill.

I've learnt a new word! Thanks

 

[An Gof]

Any

But any influence from Devon stopped there ...... us always put the cream on top in the proper way

Hate to admit it but so do I even although I am Devonshire born and bred but again not far from the Tamar Valley and I believe my grandmothers were born in Calstock, we all have our cross to bear.

Ah Calstock, you’ll know what a chip basket is then

 

[Treecreeper]

Yer boy, tis a Cornish Shovel not a Debn shovel
Tis Cornish miners that is famous the world over

Why do Cornish shovels have long handles?

So that you can keep as far away from hard work as possible.

 

[Muddyroads]

I stop for my bait (which is kept in my bait bag) and since I left Herefordshire, people look at me blankly when I talk about bait time!

I recognised all the terms you’ve used, but then I too grew up in Herefordshire. Another one of my favourites from there is Tump, meaning a small hill. This includes mole tumps.

 

[An Gof]

Why do Cornish shovels have long handles?

So that you can keep as far away from hard work as possible.

Lot easier to dig a hole or trench with a long handled shovel than some pathetic spade. They miners knew a thing or two

 

[penntor]

Ah Calstock, you’ll know what a chip basket is then

Certainly do and it does not contain fried chicken as well. Was never involved in strawberry growing though, my ancestors went to Ferry Farm ( Passage Inn) Bere Alston and then Phileigh, Bere Alston. Me, I'm Dartmoor, western edge.

 

[delilah]

Theaves, gimmers, shearlings, I'm from Kent where they are known as tegs!

Is your first meal of the day brakfast, with no e ? Had never heard it said as such till moved to Kent.

 

[puppet]

Oakway - bay in hay shed, e.g. one oakway left to fill means one bay left to fill.

Dass of hay round here.

 

[goodevans]

I recognised all the terms you’ve used, but then I too grew up in Herefordshire. Another one of my favourites from there is Tump, meaning a small hill. This includes mole tumps.

Went to some very good yfc do's at Wormelow Tump

 

[Muddyroads]

Went to some very good yfc do's at Wormelow Tump

Me too, including some radio 1 DJ’s at the time. Steve Wright amongst others.

 

[goodevans]

Can't remember any big names but would be that era

 

[borderterribles]

here is a question, am I remembering right, when I can recall my grandfather talking about "cropping Sally trees", I have also never heard anyone else talking about using a "beetle" to knock in fence posts, or a "hacker" to split kindling wood.

I wonder whether Barley Ails is a local expression too? (Barley Awn)?

Interesting. Undoubtedly from the Latin name for Willow which is Salix!

 

[ARW]

Always tro rather than trough in my part of Hampshire. Shrammed means really cold, fogger is farm foreman.
Animals aren’t lying down in the straw they’re ‘led down’.
Somewhen and anywhen.
Does anyone else ‘cowp’ ewes over to assist a lambing? ie. turn them over. I don’t know where I got it from. It could be local, or from when I lived in Scotland. Genuinely can’t remember.

yes we say cowp. And ewes are pronounced yows

Ear lass can thu cowp a yow?

 

[yellowbelly]

Aye up boy, wind a few scuttles

o' them 'tates

threw yon tonip cutter

and skell 'em in yon tumbril

fer them beeast

 

[Post Driver]

here is a question, am I remembering right, when I can recall my grandfather talking about "cropping Sally trees", I have also never heard anyone else talking about using a "beetle" to knock in fence posts, or a "hacker" to split kindling wood.

I wonder whether Barley Ails is a local expression too? (Barley Awn)?

There is a pub near Wallingford called the Beetle and Wedge

have you heard of a "sheugh" pronounced more like~ "shuck"

Would that be a ditch at the side of the road with running water?

 

[Sir loin]

Who knows what a Clemmi or macca is?

 

[Spud]

We've got dripples on our bale trailer what do others call them

Racks in these parts

 

[Spud]

I used to work with some Lincolnshire lads who used a short,thick steel bar, pointed at one end and with the middle bit forged square for knocking stakes into the ground. They referred to it as a Gablick. Does anyone else recognise this?

Gavlack

 

[Spud]

Who knows what a Clemmi or macca is?

Clemmy is a big stone (stee-an)

 

[Sir loin]

So is a macca It macca mi os n plu stop!!