Written in Black and Wight: S, Continued
Created | Updated Nov 19, 2017
I bet you were expecting to see the answers, but no – I thought I'd confuse you all and sneak in another page of questions…
Quick Fire Round: Winter and Weather
Like everyone else, who on the Isle of Wight doesn't enjoy talking about the weather. Can You identify the correct meteorological terms from those listed below?
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scud | Wet mud |
| Shelten In | Soaking wet |
| Shrammed | Twilight, shortening of days |
| Shrill | Drizzling rain |
| Sluttish | Numb or frozen with cold |
| Slush | Sudden light shower of rain |
| Sogged | Very Cold |
Quick Fire Round: All Creatures Great and Small
Can You match the correct animals from those listed below? Bonus points are available if you make animal noises while doing it.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sar | Beetle |
| Setty | Eel |
| Shoot | Stallion |
| Skent | Young growing pig |
| Skenter | Young growing pigs |
| Slink | Dragonfly |
| Slips | To feed animals |
| Smellers | Looseness in cattle. |
| Snake-stang | Gad-fly |
| Snig | Hen ready to sit on eggs |
| Squitters | Diarrhoea in cattle |
| Stoon-hoss | Weak, starving animal |
| Stout | Last milk drawn from a cow being milked |
| Straddle-bob | Animal that would not fatten |
| Strokens | Cat's whiskers |
Another Main Round
As before, there are three possible answers listed for each word below, but only one is correct. Can You guess which is right?
Sign
- Something of significance.
- To provide a caption for a picture or photograph.
- Intention
Simun
- In my opinion.
- Nickname of the Simple Simon who spoke to the pieman.
- What the preacher gives at church.
Sitten Britches
- Clothes with padded bottoms, worn when expecting to spend long times sitting on hard surfaces such as church pews.
- Visitors who have outstayed their welcome.
- Tablecloth.
Skimmerton
- Skeleton
- Skimmed milk or cream.
- Someone who is very thin.
Slaaback
- Riding a horse bareback.
- To fall over when climbing a slippery slope.
- Clumsy, loutish, ignorant person.
Slackumtrance
- A poorly-harnessed horse cart.
- Slovenly or dirty woman.
- A slagheap.
Snoodle
- Pot-based noodle snack – just add hot water.
- Someone snoozing.
- Nestle close together.
Snoach
- A snooty, snobby snob.
- Ploughing a snowy, frozen field.
- Snuffle and/or talk through the nose.
Sojer
- Staying somewhere briefly.
- A soldier.
- Lacemaking.
Somewhen
- Somewhere.
- At some time.
- Maths, adding of sums.
Spurticles
- Glasses.
- Stuttering.
- To rush, suddenly increase speed.
Standvurder
- Demand made by a highwayman.
- Candlestick holder.
- Quarrel
Sturtle
- A tortoise.
- Startle
- Meteorite or shooting star.
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