Culchie question

Orior · July 28, 2009, 09:31:25 AM

In order to stop goats or sheep wandering off too far, farmers sometimes tie a rope between the front leg and hind leg of said animal.

I've known this to be called a "langle" but not sure of the spelling. Can anyone advise?

Hardy · July 28, 2009, 09:37:13 AM

It's a spancil where I and my goats came from.

[Edit] Just checked - neither word is in the concise OED.
Trivial fact: The concise OED has only six English words that begin with "lang".

maddog · July 28, 2009, 09:44:46 AM

The word "spancil" relates to the practice of "spancilling," which was to use a short rope to
tie an animal's left fore-leg to its right hind leg, thereby hobbling the animal and stopping it from wandering
too far.

The mrs sticks it on me after work on a friday

brokencrossbar1 · July 28, 2009, 09:54:05 AM

Always used the term langling whenever Granda BC was clipping the sheep

full back · July 28, 2009, 09:57:30 AM

Langle would always have been the term I would known

"Put a langle on that goat our boy, the fcuker will be over in the rocks by the time tomorrow comes if ye dont"

A Quinn Martin Production · July 28, 2009, 10:02:10 AM

Quote from: Hardy on July 28, 2009, 09:37:13 AM
It's a spancil where I and my goats came from.

[Edit] Just checked - neither word is in the concise OED.
Trivial fact: The concise OED has only six English words that begin with "lang".

Is one of these "langer"??

Hardy · July 28, 2009, 10:09:56 AM

Quote from: A Quinn Martin Production on July 28, 2009, 10:02:10 AM
Quote from: Hardy on July 28, 2009, 09:37:13 AM
It's a spancil where I and my goats came from.

[Edit] Just checked - neither word is in the concise OED.
Trivial fact: The concise OED has only six English words that begin with "lang".

Is one of these "langer"??

Sadly, no. But I should mention that mine is about 30 years old.

Lang syne
Language
Languid
Languish
Languor
Langur (an Asian long-tailed monkey - maybe this is the one they've confused with "langer").

deiseach · July 28, 2009, 10:16:17 AM

*hands in culchie badge*

5 Sams · July 28, 2009, 10:39:28 AM

Definitely langle.

I've heard it used in the past by women about a particularly horny (usually married) individual....

"Thon boy needs a langle on him".

illdecide · July 28, 2009, 10:48:31 AM

If you farmers would stop abusing them sheep then they'd stop trying to run away...lol...perverts

Lar Naparka · July 28, 2009, 01:24:44 PM

Quote from: Hardy on July 28, 2009, 10:09:56 AM
Quote from: A Quinn Martin Production on July 28, 2009, 10:02:10 AM
Quote from: Hardy on July 28, 2009, 09:37:13 AM
It's a spancil where I and my goats came from.

[Edit] Just checked - neither word is in the concise OED.
Trivial fact: The concise OED has only six English words that begin with "lang".

Is one of these "langer"??

Sadly, no. But I should mention that mine is about 30 years old.

Lang syne
Language
Languid
Languish
Languor
QuoteLangur (an Asian long-tailed monkey - maybe this is the one they've confused with "langer").

Nah; langur is the way it'd be said if you had a thick Cork accent. I think the clever chappies at the OED go tit right. No confusion. I just hope the langurs with the tails asren't upset by any comparisons.

ziggysego · July 28, 2009, 01:54:49 PM

Anyone see the ad at the top of this thread? Horny Goat Weed.... WTF is that??