Scottish Word: Wisker.

“Jings, her wisker wis fair fu the-day. She jist missed us” Translate: wisker: belt with padded section full of holes to hold knitting needles; a bunch of straw folded over neatly, bound tightly and tucked in … Continue reading Wisker. →
Age, bricks, escape, farm, farmyard, granny, knitting, needle, needles, old, rat, rats, wall 
“I’m tellin ye, the spug’ll escape through the wires.” Translate: spug: house sparrow. “Must I repeat myself until I’m blue in the face, that house sparrow will fly safely through the wires.” (I was there.) My … Continue reading Spug, spugs. →