Draft

Older ewe taken off the fell in the autumn, usually for sale off the farm.

Ewe

Adult, female sheep.

Gimmer

Female sheep of any age.

Heft

A particular area of the common where the sheep from one farm live.

Hefted

A sheep which lives and stays on a particular area of unfenced common, because it has been taught to do so by its mother.

Hogg

Lamb, after it has been weaned from its mother.

Inbye

Land which has been enclosed into fields and been subject to agricultural improvement. It is used for husbandry purposes such as lambing and making hay.

Shearling

Sheep which has been sheared once.

Tupping

When the rams are put in to serve the ewes.

Wether

Castrated male sheep of any age.

 

With thanks to Pauline Blair, Whiteside Place