Wales glossary
Wales glossary
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SharelandsOpen field belonging to a township or hamlet in which land is held in strips. | |
SheriffThe principal royal official in English shires, introduced into Wales after the conquest. | |
ShonisShon is one Welsh version of the name John. Shonis is a slang, partly anglicised, version of the name. | |
Shrewsbury DrapersMerchants at Shrewsbury who dominated much of the trade in Welsh cloth. | |
Siege trainThe equipment required by an army to cut off all outside communication and supplies to a castle or town, so compelling surrender. | |
Singling rootsTaking out excess plants to allow one to grow fully. | |
Slate dressingCutting slate to suitable sizes – mainly for roof construction purposes. | |
Slate splittingThe process of separating slate rock into thin sheets. | |
Sliding scaleWay of determining miners’ wages according to the price of coal. | |
Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge (SPCK)Founded in 1698 by Thomas Bray, a Church of England minister, to publish Christian literature and promote Christian education. | |