cairt

cartach [& cairte; cairteach in Lewis] pl. cairtean, sf Bark. 2 Cart. 3 Card. 4 Chart. 5 Charter. 6 Deed, bond, indenture. 7** rarely Stone, rock. There are five distinct Gaelic words here — i No 1, ii No2, iii No 3, iv No4, v Nos5&6. iii, iv, & v are all from Latin charta ; v direct from Latin, iv through English chart, iii through French and Broad Scots. — CR] cairt-dharaich, the bark of an oak-tree; ag iomairt air na cairtean, playing at cards.
Names of the parts &c. of a cart: (Roinnean na cartach. Earrainncan cairteach — Lewis):
1 Roth, pl. -an, wheel, [for parts of a wheel see under "roth".
2 Bocsa na cartach, body of cart, [bucas na cartach — Lewis].
3 Cluasag, sorchan (DM) bolster Brògan, clogs (AH) — Pieces of wood severing trams from axle.
3a Na buinn, the two beams or sole-beams, on each side lengthwise — Lewis.
4 Lorg pl. luirg, Shaft, tram — DM Luirg, pl. luirgean, Shaft, tram — DM Troma, pl. tromachan — Lewis; Spòg, pl. spògan; (AH) Speicean ("Fionn") Gàirdean, pl. gàirdeanan W. Isles — JM.
5 Ceapaichean, top-sides, floats Sgiathan — Lewis.
6 Cromagan na briogais, breeching-hooks. Dubhain na briogais, — Lewis.
7 Stapall nan spéilearan, runner-staple.
7a Udalan, runner; Dubhan deiridh — Lewis.
8 Cromag-tharraing, draught-hook. Dubhan toisich, dubhan guaille — Lewis.
9 Doras cairte, doras cùil, deireadh cairte, back. Deireadh — W. Isles & Argyll.
10 Tarrang-aisil, lynch-pin. Bouta [Gaelic spelling of bolt] na h-aisil, axle-bolt, [the bolt that goes through the sole-beams]; draught-pin or -nail.
10a Pinne na h-aisil, axle-pin [Pins at each end to hold wheels on].
11 Dromach, saddle-chain, "rigbody," —Perthshire (CR); Bann-droma, back-strap — Lewis.
12 Ùrlar, bottom — W. Isles; Màs — Lewis.
13 Toiseach, front — W. Isles.
14 Bòrd-taoibh, side-board — W. Isles; Taobhan — Lewis.
15 Sad bhroillich, front cross-beam — W. Isles.
16 Sad dheiridh, box — W. Isles. 2 Hind crossbeam.
► Nos. 15 & 16* connect the soles before and behind.
17 Crann meadhan, pole between two horses in a coach or waggon.
18 Sglaigean, ** beam.
19 Beul, beul na cartach, (AH) rim of cart. [Corresponding to gunwale of a boat].
20 Sailthean màis, or sailthean ùrlair, (AH) stots. [Heavy cross-beams below and supporting bottom].
21 Cùb, ‡‡ a coup-cart.

22 Cairt-thaomaidh, coup-cart — Lewis.

Additional names of parts:

1 Aisridh, sf Axle-tree.
2 Beul, sm Rim.
3 Bòrd-aoisich, sm Front-board (13).
4 Bòrd-cùil, sm Tail-board.
5 Bòrd-deiridh, sm Tail-board.
6 Bobhta na h-aisil, Axle-bolt.
7 Cairt, (CR) sf Tumbrel on a coup-cart - E. Ross-shire.
8 Cas-cùirn, sf Shaft, tram (2).
9 Ceann-teannachaidh, sm Rack-pin.
10 Chathach, sm Side.
11 Crann-tarraing, sf Shaft, tram (2). 2 Axle-pin (10a).
12 Cromag-deiridh, sf Breeching-hook (6).
13 Cromag-guailne, sf Draught-hook (8).
14 Cromag-thoisich, sf Draught-hook (8).
15 Doras, sm Tail-board (9).
16 Pinne na h-aisil, sm Axle-pin (10a).
17. Speilear, s Runner, runner hook.
18. Taobh, sm Side.


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