fermerboy
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My pal in Keith calls cattle, nout or nowt. Not sure spelling
Yes we would feed the nowt, though actually we tend to feed the beese, or beasts.
Funny how the words used change over a small distance.
My pal in Keith calls cattle, nout or nowt. Not sure spelling
bar out a hole ,ie make a pilot hole for a stake, then knock him in with a mell or sledge hammer. we just call it a' hammer. 'or a 'sledge'
A big flat head hammer for hitting a post is a Mell, one for general purpose straightening of steel, or breaking a wall etc is a sledge round about here.
Farwelted here in Lincolnshire.Sheep on its back, I always call cast, but wifey who's from cumbria always says kessund (not sure on spelling though)
Seest thou?
Kessund / Kessing this side of the Pennines as wellSheep on its back, I always call cast, but wifey who's from cumbria always says kessund (not sure on spelling though)
seems its cack handedbut still dont know what a 'cuddy wifter ' is ... sounds a bit damp and stinky....
Father and granfer always called them "Fares"Are there regional names for young pigs?
It's a ditchhave you heard of a "sheugh" pronounced more like~ "shuck"
Suckers here.Are there regional names for young pigs?
Father and granfer always called them "Fares"
yes Vears = piglets, apparently....There's veers, but I don't remember the context.