Sunday, February 01, 2015

It runs in the family



Out snigging today, and, below, the view of the Tamar valley from Greenscombe, with a snowy Dartmoor in the distance


4 comments:

DNP said...

Snigging? That's a new one on me.

Anonymous said...

From Merriam Webster American dictionary...
Definition of SNIG

1
chiefly dialectal : to chop off : lop
2
a chiefly dialectal : to drag jerkily
b : to snake or drag (a log) with a rope or chain
Origin of SNIG

origin unknown
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Tara--obviously an English reference!

Spot said...

I use the term half jokingly to refer to the dogs' habit of dragging large logs out of the wood, often with a great deal of effort. Locally it is used to refer to horses pulling tree trunks etc out with the aid of chains in places where tractors would do too much damage to the ground.

Anonymous said...

I love always tuning in here and learning new things!
Tara