Fly, my linguomonkeys!

[venta]

Yet another "does anyone else know this word?" question:

Does anybody else know the word "ackle", or "ackling"? (I'm guessing the spelling, as I've only heard it said.) I was reminded of this when my Dad complained the other day that he didn't have any ackling space. That's the context in which I've usually heard it used.

My Mum thinks she inherited this word from her grandmother, which would probably make it of Lincolnshire origins. I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone but my immediate family use it.

Any offers ?

Update: I'll take that as a "no", then :)

"Ackling" just means getting stuff done, or getting on with things. So when my Dad was complaining about the lack of ackling space (we were doing the washing up) he was grumbling about there being no areas of work top where he could put stuff down, and so on. So he stacked the crockery up, thus clearing himself space to ackle.

Comments

[dmh.livejournal.com]

Clearly strange and Northern, just like pickled eggs.

[venta.livejournal.com]

You're only saying that because you weren't man enough to handle the pickled eggs. Besides, surely Lincolnshire can't be considered northern ?

[dmh.livejournal.com]

That's crazy talk! Pickled eggs are not big and not clever!

I hope no-one from Lincolnshire could ever get mixed up in something like that. I'm sure the Police would have something to say about it.

[metame.livejournal.com]

I've heard 'ackle' to mean 'working', in the 'not broken' sense. Actually, I've probably heard 'not ackling properly' most often, as a phrase complete and entire of itself...

[venta.livejournal.com]

Hurrah. You are now Exhibit A in the case that says my family is not barking mad. Or at least, doesn't invent words wholesale.