Dialect/slang

[Arry Awk]

Si wrote: I remember those airing racks. Wooden slats between two cast iron frames. It was called a "creel." Nay,Si lad. isn't a creel a fishermans basket or in someareas a lobster trap?

[Catweazle]

'Arry 'Awk wrote: "Does anyone remember a lanky person being referred to as'A long streak o' mawky bacon'? A 'Mawk' being a maggot!No quips about 'Arry Mawk' please! Growing up just outside London it was "a lanky streak of [p**s]" there was even a lanky bloke at school called "Streaky P**s]" which had been contracted to Streaky by the time i met him again in the pub a few years later in my late teens. But have I heard this expression in Leeds too or is it always that 'bacon' one?    

[Trojan]

'Arry 'Awk wrote: Si wrote: I remember those airing racks. Wooden slats between two cast iron frames. It was called a "creel." Nay,Si lad. isn't a creel a fishermans basket or in someareas a lobster trap? No. A creel is a series of slats which go through spaces in two iron frames, these frames are attached to ropes which go through pulleys screwed into the ceiling. You raise and lower it with the rope, and hang wet clothes on the slats. We used to have one at our last house, very useful on wet days. In the fifties when I was a kid, we also had a "posser" which was a copper bowl shaped thing with holes in on a stick, you put your washing into a washtub and worked this thing up and down to aggitate the water.

[Si]

Trojan wrote: 'Arry 'Awk wrote: Si wrote: I remember those airing racks. Wooden slats between two cast iron frames. It was called a "creel." Nay,Si lad. isn't a creel a fishermans basket or in someareas a lobster trap? No. A creel is a series of slats which go through spaces in two iron frames, these frames are attached to ropes which go through pulleys screwed into the ceiling. You raise and lower it with the rope, and hang wet clothes on the slats. We used to have one at our last house, very useful on wet days. In the fifties when I was a kid, we also had a "posser" which was a copper bowl shaped thing with holes in on a stick, you put your washing into a washtub and worked this thing up and down to aggitate the water. Hi Trojan,Your description is exactly as I remember. Years ago, a friend of mine lived in an old house (now demolished) opposite Woodhouse Grove School in Apperley Bridge, and they had one in the kitchen. It was referred to as a "creel." There was also an old electric bell system over the kitchen door, whereby the family could ring down to the kitchen from any room in the house. A red disc would appear behind a circular cut-out with the name of the particular room written below it, to inform the servant where to take the cup of tea, or whatever. This was the mid 70s, and it didn't work - they certainly didn't have any servants anyway!

[Arry Awk]

Si wrote: Trojan wrote: 'Arry 'Awk wrote: Si wrote: I remember those airing racks. Wooden slats between two cast iron frames. It was called a "creel." Nay,Si lad. isn't a creel a fishermans basket or in someareas a lobster trap? No. A creel is a series of slats which go through spaces in two iron frames, these frames are attached to ropes which go through pulleys screwed into the ceiling. You raise and lower it with the rope, and hang wet clothes on the slats. We used to have one at our last house, very useful on wet days. In the fifties when I was a kid, we also had a "posser" which was a copper bowl shaped thing with holes in on a stick, you put your washing into a washtub and worked this thing up and down to aggitate the water. Hi Trojan,Your description is exactly as I remember. Years ago, a friend of mine lived in an old house (now demolished) opposite Woodhouse Grove School in Apperley Bridge, and they had one in the kitchen. It was referred to as a "creel." There was also an old electric bell system over the kitchen door, whereby the family could ring down to the kitchen from any room in the house. A red disc would appear behind a circular cut-out with the name of the particular room written below it, to inform the servant where to take the cup of tea, or whatever. This was the mid 70s, and it didn't work - they certainly didn't have any servants anyway! Now then (to quote Sir Jim!) I had a sudden flashback and aftera lie down with a Snort of Bell's best Scotch,I rememberedme mum calling the overhead airer a 'CRADLE' I gather that the creelreferred to in some areas must have been a derivation of'cradle'. I double checked in my faithful and ancient Collin'slexicon and lo and behold, part of the explanation (A child's bedbeing the most notable), it gives 'supporting framework and boxfor washing' Creel just gives 'A fisherman's basket made fromwoven Osier(willow)Guess we are both correct,depending on where you were dragged up! lol

[traveller]

Apologies, the thread was a little long for me to read every word:Have we said "skit on you!" yet?It seems to be a Yorkshire thing, but I can't pin it down within the region -- people from Bratford to Batley to Harrogate seem to know it and yet their friends haven't.

[rangieowner]

My older brothers used to use "Skit" in the Late 70's early 80's when they were at Lawnswood School i recall it meaning something similar to "tough sh1t"

[zip55]

I remember 'skit on you' from school (foxwood) in the late sixties/early seventies .. it meant 'the jokes on you'

[Trojan]

zip55 wrote: I remember 'skit on you' from school (foxwood) in the late sixties/early seventies .. it meant 'the jokes on you' My son who's thirty three used to use it when he was at junior school.    

[Arry Awk]

Trojan wrote: zip55 wrote: I remember 'skit on you' from school (foxwood) in the late sixties/early seventies .. it meant 'the jokes on you' My son who's thirty three used to use it when he was at junior school.     Oldies to the rescue (agen!).My Mum and dad often used it in the context of'Stop taking the mickey or sneering at what I said'!Quoting my 1940's Collin's school dictionary again(!)Under 'SKIT' ,Satire,caricature,burlesque.            'Skittish', Frisky(!),frivolous.So it was around much earlier than your offspring'sschooldays!