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Stank, a pool of ftanding Stoor, founding hollow,

water

Stap, ftop

ftrong and horfe

Stot, an ox

Stark, flout

Startin, starting

Stoup or flowp, a kind of jug or dish with a handle

Startle, to run as cattle flang Stoure, duft, more partica

by the gadfly
Starvin, itarving
. Staumrel, halfwitted
Staw, did fteal; to furfeit
Stech, to cram the belly
Stechin, craming
Steek, to thut; a stitch
Steer, to moleft, to ftir
Steeve, firm, compacted
Stell, a fill

Sten, to rear as a horfe
Sten't, reared

Stents, tribute, dues of any
kind

Stey, Reep; fegr, fteepest Stibble, fubble; tibble-rig, the reaper, in harvelt,

who takes the lead Stick an' ftow, totally, altogether

Stilt, a crutch; to halt, to limp

Stimpart, the eighth rart

of a Winchester bushel Stirk, a cow or bullock a year old

Stock, a plant of colewort,
cabbage, &c.
Stocki, ftocking

larly duft in motion
Stowlins, by ftealth
Stown, ftolen
Strack, did ftrike

Strae, ftraw; to die a fairfrae death, to die in bed Straik, to ftroke ; ftraikit, ftroked

Strappan, tall and handfome

Straught, ftraight

Streek, ftretched, to stretch;
freekit, ftretched
Strewin, firewing
Striddle, to ftraddle
Stringin, ftringing
Stroan, to fpout, to pifs
Stroan't, fpouted, piffed
Strunt, fpirituous liquor of
any kind; to walk ftur-
dily
Studdie, an anvil
Stuff, corn, or pulse of any

kind
Stumpie, dimin. of fstump
Sturt, trouble; to moleft
Sturtin, frighted
Sucker, fugar
Sud, fhould

Sugh,

Sugh, the continued rushing noife of wind or wa

ter

Suthron, fouthern, an old name for the English na

tion Swaird, fward Swall'd, fwelled Swank, ftately, jolly Swankie or fwanker, a tight ftrapping young fellow or girl

Swap, an exchange, to bar

ter

Swat, did fweat

Swatch, a fample 'Sweaten, sweating Sweer, lazy, averfe; deadfweer, extremely averfe Swervin, fwerving Swinge, to beat, to whip Swingein, beaten, whipping Swirl, a curve, an eddying blaft or pool, a knot in wood

Swirlie, knaggy, full of

knots

Swith! get away Swither, to hesitate in choice; an irrefolute wavering in choice Swoor, fwore, did fwear Syne, fince ago, then

T.

TAE, a toe; three tae'd,
having three prongs
Tak, to take; takin, taking
Talkin, talking
Tangle, a fea weed
Tap, the top

Tapetlefs, headless, foolish
Tarrow, to murmur at one's

allowance Tarrow't, murmured Tarry-breeks, a failor Tauld, or tald, told Taupie, a foolish, thoughtlefs young perfon Tauted, or tautie, matted together, Spoken of hair or wool

Tawie, that allows itself peaceably to be handled, Spoken of a horfe, cow, &c. Tearfu', tearful Teat, a fmall quantity Ten hours bite, a flight feed to the horses while in the yoke in the forenoon Tent, a field pulpit; heed,

caution; to take heed Tentie, heedful, cautious Tentlefs, heedless

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Thae, thefe

Thairms, fmall guts, fiddle

trings

Thankfu', thankful
Thankit, thanked

Thegither, together
Themfel, themselves
Thick, intimate, familiar
Thieveless, cold, dry, fpited;
Spoken of a perfon's de-

meanour

Thinkin, thinking
Thir, thefe

Thirl, to thrill

Thirl'd, thrilled, vibrated
Thole, to fuffer, to endure
Thowe, a thaw, to thaw
Thowlefs, flack, lazy
Thrang, throng, a crowd
Thraw, to fprain, to twist,
to contradict
Thrawn, fprained, twifted,
contradicted
Thrawin, twisting, &c.
Threap, to maintain by dint
of affertion
Threshin, thrashing
Threteen, thirteen
Thriftle, thiftle

Through, to go on with, to

make out

Throuther, pell-mell, confufedly

Thud, to make a loud, intermittent noife Thumpin, thumping

Thumpit, thumped
Thyfel, thy felf
Till't, to it

Timmer, timber; timber

propt, propped with tim-
ber

Tine, to loft; tint, loft
Tinkler, a tinker
Tip, a ram
Tippence, twopence

Tirl, to make a flight noise,

to uncover

Tirlin, uncovering
Tither, the other
Tittle, to whisper
Tittlin, whispering

Tocher, marriage-portion
Tod, a fox

Toddle, to totter like the
walk of a child
Toddlin, tottering
Toom, empty
Toop, a ram

Toun, a hamlet, a farmhoufe

Tout, the blast of a horn or trumpet; to blow a horn, &c. Tow, a rop Towmond, a twelvemonth Towzie, rough, fhaggy Toy, a very old fashion of

female head-drefs Toyte, to totter like old age Tranfmugrify'd, tranfmigra sed, metamorphofed

Trashtrie,

Trashtrie, trash
Trickie, full of tricks

Trig, fpruce, neat
Trimly, excellently
Trottin, trotting
Trow, to believe

Trowth, truth, a petty oath
Tryin, trying
Try't, tried

Tug, raw hide, of which, in old times, plough traces were frequently made Tulzie, a quarrel; to quarrel, to fight

Tunefu', tuneful

Twa, two

Twa-three, a few 'Twad, it would

'Twal, twelve; Twalpennieworth, a fmall quantity, a penny-worth Twin, to part Tyke, a dog

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alas! O the pity Waft, the woof Waifu', wailing

Wair, to lay out, to expend Wal'd, chofe, chofen Wale, choice; to choose Walie, ample, large, jolly; alfo an interjection of diftrefs

Wame, the belly; wamefou, a bellyful Wanchancie, unluckie

Wanreftfu',

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Wanreftfu', restlefs

Wark, work

Weet, rain, wetnefs

We'fe, we fhall

Wark-lume, a tool to work Wha, who

with

Warl, or warld, world
Warlock, a wizzard
Warly, worldly, eager on
amaffing wealth

Warran, a warrant; to war

rant

Warft, worst

Warft'd or warfl'd, wreftled Waftrie, prodigality Wat, wet; I wat, I wot, I know Water-brofe, brofe made of meal and water fimply, without the additions of milk, butter, &c. Wattle, a twig, a wand Wauble, to fwing, to reel Waukin, to awake Waukit, thickened, as fullers do cloth Waur, worse; to worst Waurt, worsted

Wean or weanie, a child Wearie, or wearie; monie a weary body, many a different perfon Weason, weafand Wee, little; wee things, little ones; wee bit, a fmall

matter

Weel, well; welfare, wellfare

Whaizle, to wheeze Whalpit, whelped " Whang, a leathern string, a piece of cheese, bread, &c. to give the strappado Whare, where; whare'er, wherever Whase, whose Whatreck, nevertheless Wheep, to fly nimbly, to jerk; penny-wheep, small

beer

Whid, the motion of a hare runnin but not frighted; a lie Whiddin, running as a hare or coney

Whirlygigums, useless ornaments, trifling appendages Whigmeleeries, whims, fancies, crotchets

Whifht! filence! to hold one's whifht, to be filent Whisk, to fweep, to lash Whifkit, lahed

Whiisle, a whistle, to whistle Whitter, a hearty draught of liquor Whun-ftane, a whin-ftone Whyles, whites, fometimes Wi', with Wick, to ftrike a ftone in an oblique direction, a term in curling

Wiel,

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