Adam Jacot de Boinod’s -
Wide World of Words - Wales
gambo a home-made cart, often incorporating old pram wheels (also called a bono - short for boneshaker or a bogey)
bar cwtch! a warning for others to stay away from one’s cwtch (spot, place) while picking blackberries etc.
blaggudy rough, dirty (esp. of a football or rugby team)
yorks the practice of tying colliers’ and other workmen’s trousers above the ankles to prevent dirt and dust from reaching the upper parts of the body
Adam Jacot de Boinod worked on the first series of BBC Television’s QI for Stephen Fry, and is the author of The Meaning of Tingo and Other Extraordinary Words from around the World – Penguin Books, £10.
Go Holiday news : www.govillasandcottages.co.uk
gambo a home-made cart, often incorporating old pram wheels (also called a bono - short for boneshaker or a bogey)
bar cwtch! a warning for others to stay away from one’s cwtch (spot, place) while picking blackberries etc.
blaggudy rough, dirty (esp. of a football or rugby team)
yorks the practice of tying colliers’ and other workmen’s trousers above the ankles to prevent dirt and dust from reaching the upper parts of the body
Adam Jacot de Boinod worked on the first series of BBC Television’s QI for Stephen Fry, and is the author of The Meaning of Tingo and Other Extraordinary Words from around the World – Penguin Books, £10.
Go Holiday news : www.govillasandcottages.co.uk
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