Glossary of Terms - Hiring Fairs and Market Places

rickle
small pile of turf

rundale
system of land in single holdings made up of detached pieces

scollop
rod used to fasten thatch

scour (potatoes)
cultivate and remould into drills to keep ground clear of weeds

shaft
handle of shovel or other implement

shamble
butcher’s market stall

shambles
flesh-market, slaughter house

sheltie (shelty / shilty)
Shetland pony

sheuch (sheugh, shugh)
trench or ditch

shill
separate husks or pods from grain etc.

sloop
one-masted, cutter rigged vessel with fixed bow-sprit; light boat

sned
cut away superfluous parts e.g. ‘to sned turnips’

sned (snead)
curved handle or shaft of a scythe

sock
ploughshare: iron point that lifts the earth to the board

sowens
dish made from the farina remaining among the husks of oats

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