I don't disagree, but what about the word "milne" (mill)? They're about 200 years early for a hosiery mill. Ken C. Albuquerque In a message dated 2/22/2010 8:54:28 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, jenny.blain@freeuk.com writes: 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