Lately, however, on looking into the question afresh, I have found proof that “russet,” although rather loosely used, did bear the meaning of grey or ash-coloured, and I now give the evidence for the benefit of others.

But it's the placing of that patch of textile you notice, its touchedness.

She my trap queen, let her hit the bando / We be countin' up, watch how far them bands go

Two or three times a day, I bundle up, put on my boots, go out the front door, sit in Greigg's glider and love up on Cork a bit — he's never far from the door.