A Scots Dictionary of Nature by Amanda Thomson

Author:Amanda Thomson [Amanda Thomson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781912235759
Publisher: Saraband
Published: 2019-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

I

image n a wooded figure carved by the fairies in the likeness of a person intended to be stolen.

J

janker n a long pole, on two wheels, used for carrying wood, the log being fixed to it by strong clasps.

jeest, jest n a joist.

jigger n a vehicle for carrying trees from a wood; a janker.

jow, jowie n a fir cone.

K

kabe n a thowl or strong pin of wood for keeping an oar steady.

kempel v to cut wood into billets.

kendlin-wood n matchwood, splinters or chips of wood for lighting fires.

kennelling n firewood.

keoch n a wooded glen.

key n the seed of the ash.

keysart n a hack, or frame of wood in which cheeses are hung up for being dried.

kind gallows n a designation given to the fatal tree at Crieff.

kink n a bend in the bole of a tree.

kipple n a rafter.

kipple-fit n the lower part of a rafter.

knag n a knot or spur projecting from a tree.

knaggie adj (used of wood) full of knots.

knap n some sort of wooden vessel.

knappers n the mast of oak etc.

knarlie adj knotty.

knaur n a knot in wood.

knool n a wooden pin fixed in the end of a halter for holding by.

knurr n a knot of wood, a round knotty projection on a tree; the wooden ball used in shinty; anything small or stunted in growth.

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