Herald GK

[kmacdo1314]

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A sheepfold or small pen. B_C_T Last one would much appreciate the answer.

[quinie]

Bicet (bic-et) comes to my mind but can't find it anywhere??

[cupid04]

Are you sure of the letters?

[cupid04]

Where are all the Herald puzzlers? Somebody must know the answer to this!
It's really bugging me, lol! Has quinie got the right answer?

[maggiebee]

Bucht (Scot.) a pen in the corner of a field, used to hold animals during milking.

[cupid04]

Thanks. I can stop pulling my hair out. I've only go grey ones left now, lol!

[raymond77]

bucht

[quinie]

Brilliant,maggiebee.I know that word but didn''t know it meant a sheepfold.We used to describe a house that wasn't very clean as "a richt bucht"-must have thought it meant a pig-sty lol

[HowardKennitby]

Concise Scots Dict. gives bucht as an alternative of headword boucht with meanings as given.