Splore, a frolic, a riot, a noise Sprit, a tough rooted plant Reaper, in harvest, who takes the lead Stick an tow, totally, altogether Stilt, a crutch; to halt, 'to Stirk, a cow, or bullock a year old Stockin, ftocking Stock, a plant of colewort, cabbage, &c. Stoor, founding hollow, ftreng and boarfe Stot, an ox Stoup or ftowp, a kind of jug Strapin, tall and handsome Stoure, duft, more particularly duft in motion Straught, ftreight Stringin, ftringing Straik, to ftroke, Straiket, stroked Strunt, /pirituous liquor of any kind; to walk turdily Stuff, corn, or pulfe of any kind Stumpie, dimin. of stump Sturt, trouble; to moleft Sturtin, frighted Sucker, fugar an old Sugh, the continual rubing Swap, an exchange; to barter blast or pool, a knot in wood Swirlie, knaggy, full of knots Swither, an irrefolute wavering in choice; to hesitate in choice Swith! get away! T AE, a toe, three tae'd Tak, to take, taken, taking Tapetlefs, heedlefs, foolish Tarrow't, murmured Taupie, a foolish, thoughtless young perfon Tauted or tautie, matted together, Spoken of hair or avecl Tawie, that allows it felf peaceably to be handled, Spoken of a horfe, cow, &c. Teat, fmall quantity Tearfu', tearful Tent, a field pulpit, heed, caution; to take heed Tentie, heedful, cautious. Tentlefs, heedless Ten hours bite, a flight feed to the horfes, while in the yoke in the forenoon Teugh, tough, teughly, toughly Thack, thatch, thack an' rape, cloathing, neceffaries Thae, thefe Thankit, thanked Thairms, fmall guts, fiddleftrings Thegither, together Thirl'd, thrilled, vibrated tos contradict Thrawn, fprained, twisted, contradicted Thrawin, twisting, &c. Threap, to maintain by dint of affertion Threshin, thrashing. Towzie, rough, shaggy · Trow, to believe Tug, raw hide, of which in old times, plough traces were frequently made Tulzie, a quarrel; to quarrel, Twa-three, a few Twal, twelve, Twalpennie worth, a fmall quantity, a penny-worth Twin, to part Tyke, a dog VAPRIN, vapouring Vera, very Toy, a very old fashion of fe Virl, a ring round a column, male head drefs Toyte, to totter like old age. Tranfmugrify'd, tranfimigra ted, metamorphofed Thrahtrie, trash- Trottin, trotting Soc. Wadna, would not Wae, woe, forrowful Waefu' woeful Waefucks! or waes me! alas! Wair, to lay out, to expend Wark lume, a tool to work wich Warlock, a wizard Warftl'd or warfl'd, wrestled Wat, wet; I wat, I wot, I know Water-brofe, brofe made of meal and water fimply without the addition of milk, butter, &c. Wattle, a twig, a wand Waudle, to fwing, to reel Waukit, thickened as fullers do cloth Waur, worfe; to worst Waur't, worsted Wauken, to awake Waftrie, prodigality Wearie or weary, Whatreck, nevertheless Whaizle, to wheeze Wheep, to fly nimbly, to jerk, penny wheep, fmall beer Whid, the motion of a hare running but not frighted, a lie Whiddin, running as a hare or conie Whigmeleeries, whims, fancies, crotchets Whisk, to fweep, to lafh Whisht! filence! to hold one's whift, to be filent Whirligigims, useless ornaments, trifling appendages Whifsle, a whiftle; to whiftle Whitter, a hearty draught of liquor Whun-ftane, a whin-stone Wick, to ftrike a ftone in an oblique direction, a term in curling monie a Wiel, a small whirlpool earie body, many a differ ent perfon Weafon, weafand Wimple, to meander Wimpl't, meandered Wimplic, waving, meandering Win', wind, win's, winds Winna, will not Wintle, a ftaggering motion; Wizen'd, hide-bound, dryed, fhrunk Wonner, a wonder, a contemptuous appellation Wonderfu', wonderful, wonderfully Woo, wool Wooerbab, the garter knotted below the knee with a couple of loops Worfet, worsted Yird, earth Yont, beyond Youthfu", youthful Yokin, yoking; a bout Yowe, a ewe Yowie, dimin. of yowe Yule, Christmas. |