First of a few Bottle Openers to be won

[Old Boggy]

I`ve got a few unsold bottle openers up for grabs, so will set a few questions over the next few days so the first with a correct answer to this gets the first one.

This word is still heard today, but what is the meaning of -:

GRATTEN

Mr. Google will not know 

OB

[ditchman]

a grated cheese topping ?

[Keith RW]

Thank you ?

[mellors]

A stubble field. 

Or breadcrumbs on fish. 

[bottletopbill]

places in Devon  

Edited April 24, 2023 by bottletopbill

[discobob]

PM'd you

 

[old'un]

Digital Oscilloscope

[discobob]

yippeee! I won

Now off to buy some bottles of beer to use it with!!!

Thangs @Old Boggy 👍😁

[mellors]

I've won also. 

Thank old boggy. 

😗👍

[ditchman]

so what the bloody hell  is it .?

Edited April 24, 2023 by ditchman

[loriusgarrulus]

3 hours ago, mellors said:

A stubble field. 

Or breadcrumbs on fish. 

 

1 hour ago, mellors said:

I've won also. 

Thank old boggy. 

😗👍

 

35 minutes ago, ditchman said:

so what the bloody hell  is it .?

 

 

[Old Boggy]

1 hour ago, ditchman said:

so what the bloody hell  is it .?

It`s a Kentish term for a stubble field Simon.

[ditchman]

1 hour ago, Old Boggy said:

It`s a Kentish term for a stubble field Simon.

wonder where that comes from....saxon....scandinavian....

[discobob]

@Old Boggy Arrived today - what a beauty

That isn't going in the kitchen drawer thats for sure!!

Thank you very much buddy 👍

[mellors]

Got mine 👍. 

Can't wait to use it. 🍺🍺

Thank you very much. 

[Jaymo]

Ooh ooh, I know the answer. 
It’s a Kentish saying for a stubble field.

Now, do I get one? Oh wait, I already have one 🤣🤣

[243deer]

On 24/04/2023 at 17:27, ditchman said:

wonder where that comes from....saxon....scandinavian....

Stubble probably comes from Scandanavia where Norwegian and Swedish use the word stubbe - a completely useless piece of information I think I learned when studying vikings at school but then my head is full of useless stuff.

[billytheghillie]

On 24/04/2023 at 17:27, ditchman said:

wonder where that comes from....saxon....scandinavian....

No Kent.

[ditchman]

35 minutes ago, billytheghillie said:

No Kent.

gravy queen...hath spoken

[Penelope]

No bottle openers, but here's another word for the fun of it: 'Glebe'.

[Old Boggy]

8 minutes ago, Penelope said:

No bottle openers, but here's another word for the fun of it: 'Glebe'.

Funnily enough, I`ve got a copy of an old local map which has the words `Gibsons Glebe`, so I`m thinking that it is an old word for field or meadow.

OB

[Penelope]

2 minutes ago, Old Boggy said:

Funnily enough, I`ve got a copy of an old local map which has the words `Gibsons Glebe`, so I`m thinking that it is an old word for field or meadow.

OB

Nope.

[discobob]

My uncle had a garage called Glebe Garage - I always thought it had something to do with a church

[Gameking]

A piece of land serving as part of a clergyman's benefits and providing income

[discobob]

1 hour ago, Gameking said:

A piece of land serving as part of a clergyman's benefits and providing income

So I wasn't far off then