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Dialect recording in Midgley, Yorkshire
01 Oct 1956
[Side 1] Sarah tells anecdote about sending younger brother to school exam with collar upside down, recalls working half-time at mill till aged 12, discusses wages and leisure pursuits in past, recal...
Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
14 Mar 1939
[Side 1] Billy and John explain local farming terms incl. e.g. 'hog' [= one-year-old female sheep], 'gimmer' [= two-year-old female sheep], 'tup' [ = male sheep], discuss reduction in price of wool, r...
Dialect recording in Digby, Lincolnshire
01 Jul 1951
[Side 1] John describes typical day as ploughman, generally fed horses from four till six o'clock in morning then yoked horse to plough with 'traits' [= pair of ropes/chains/straps by which collar of ...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Harmondsworth, Middlesex
28 Apr 1952
[Side 1] John talks about farm horses, lists typical feed, comments on series of photographs showing horses at work, names parts of 'trace-harness' [= harness for horse pulling plough] incl. 'hames '[...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Great Barford, Bedfordshire
Jan 1958
[Side 1] William mentions War Ag [= War Agricultural Executive Committee] wanted him to lead team of men for draining land during World War 1 but farmer refused permission, describes years of experien...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Avebury, Wiltshire
Jun 1956
[Side 1] Jim talks about ploughing with oxen before introduction of tractors, describes traditional 'buckshutter' plough, discusses manual farm labour incl. reaping/hoeing/harvesting/haymaking by hand...