What is Tenfoot?

A unit of measurement

A shoe size

An alley behind a house

What does 'Baine' mean?

An Italian pasta dish

A young child

A type of hairstyle, similar to a braid

What is Breadcake?

A confectionary item often found at weddings

A bread roll used for sandwiches

A milkshake made from both bread and cake

What is Mafting?

When it’s too hot

When you fold up a map

When you leave work early

What is Twagging?

When you gather twigs used to build a fire

When you pay for an item with exact change

When someone skips school

What is Croggie?

To get a lift on a friends bike

To extinguish a fire

To go fishing

What does Bray mean?

To beat someone up

To ride a horse

To walk to the shop

What is Larkin’?

To climb a tree

To play out with your friend.

To go on holiday

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