speal
-a, -an, sf Scythe. 2 Sword. 3 Touch. 4 Scythe-blade. 5** Mowing book. 6** Short spell at any kind of work 8** Short spell of vigorous exertion. Thoir speal air an obair, bestow a short while at the work. [In Gairloch Nos. 1 & 7 are represented by different Gaelic words, No. 1 being spĕăll with the diphthong short and the ll short and No. 7 speall, the e only being sounded —DU]. Names of the parts of a Scythe: — Bann, ring securing heel of blade to the handle. Cearcall-buana, (AH) hoop arranged on the shaft to belp in laying the corn evenly for binding. The ellipse formed by the hoop is sometimes covered with thin canvas or cotton. Crann, crann-speala, dòrn, putag, handle-haft, shaft. Geinn, wedge tightening the ring. Iarann, blade. Snàthad, snàthad-feòir, (AH) hook which holds the blade at the proper angle.
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