A Doric A-Z: S revisited

Doric, the dialect spoken in the North-East of Scotland is rich in words and phrases associated with the land and the sea.

SMEDDUM: Spirit, energy, vigorous common sense and resourcefulness, mettle.

This is my friend Sandy, octogenarian and full of Smeddum. Shipyard draughtsman turned Zoologist, taxidermist, explorer, skier, mountaineer, fisherman, artist, raconteur. Zoomify to see the smeddum.