Yes but ...waulking cloth is to make it shrink ...usually done to tweed. I thought hose meant stockings and stockings would be knitted ...you'd hardly want them to shrink. I think we need Jim to confirm that it is definitely 'hose' and not 'horse' Irene On 22 February 2010 16:52, J Blain <jenny.blain@freeuk.com> wrote: > I think that's a better guess than 'working' which is what I'd > suggested - waulking their hose makes sense. > > Jenny > > >Would "waking yr hose" mean waulking (as in fulling cloth) their hose, > i.e. > >stockings? > > > >The language seems to me to be all Scots (with the odd Latin phrase thrown > >in), don't see any Gaelic in there, > > > >Janet > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

HI, Thanks to Irene and all the others for their thoughts on this document. I'd like to offer a scan of this page to anyone who'd like to take a shot at it. Please request offline, directly to me. Jim Bundy -------------------------------------------------- From: "Irene Macleod" <lowlandscot@sky.com> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 8:39 AM To: "J Blain" <jenny.blain@freeuk.com> Cc: <ayrshire@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [AYR] Kilmarnock Kirk Session Minutes, note 61 > Yes but ...waulking cloth is to make it shrink ...usually done to tweed. I > thought hose meant stockings and stockings would be knitted ...you'd > hardly > want them to shrink. I think we need Jim to confirm that it is definitely > 'hose' and not 'horse' > > Irene > > On 22 February 2010 16:52, J Blain <jenny.blain@freeuk.com> wrote: > >> I think that's a better guess than 'working' which is what I'd >> suggested - waulking their hose makes sense. >> >> Jenny >> >> >Would "waking yr hose" mean waulking (as in fulling cloth) their hose, >> i.e. >> >stockings? >> > >> >The language seems to me to be all Scots (with the odd Latin phrase >> >thrown >> >in), don't see any Gaelic in there, >> > >> >Janet >> > >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message