Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the English Writers Previous to the Nineteenth Century which are No Longer in Use, Or are Not Used in the Same Sense. And Words which are Now Used Only in the Provincial Dialects, Volume 2G. Bell & sons, 1904 |
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Page 548
... Kent . HAMRON , S. The hold of a ship . HAMS , 8. A cant term for breeches . HAM - SAM , adv . Irregularly . Cumb . HAMSHACKLE , v . To fasten an animal's head to one of its fore legs . HAMSTICKS , 8. Part of the harness to a horse's ...
... Kent . HAMRON , S. The hold of a ship . HAMS , 8. A cant term for breeches . HAM - SAM , adv . Irregularly . Cumb . HAMSHACKLE , v . To fasten an animal's head to one of its fore legs . HAMSTICKS , 8. Part of the harness to a horse's ...
Page 557
... Kent . ( 8 ) Azure colour . HAWBUCK , s . A country clown . J Var . d . HAWBAW , HAWCHAMOUTH , 8. One who talks indecently . Devon . HAWCHEE , v . To feed foully . Exm . HAWEN , s . pl . Hawthorn - berries . HAWFLIN , S. A simpleton ...
... Kent . ( 8 ) Azure colour . HAWBUCK , s . A country clown . J Var . d . HAWBAW , HAWCHAMOUTH , 8. One who talks indecently . Devon . HAWCHEE , v . To feed foully . Exm . HAWEN , s . pl . Hawthorn - berries . HAWFLIN , S. A simpleton ...
Page 560
... Kent . HEAVE - UP , S. A disturbance . Devon . HEAVING - DAYS , s . Easter Monday and Tuesday , so called from the custom of lifting at that time . HEAVING - OF - THE - MAW , 8. An old game at cards . HEAVISOME , adj . Heavy . North ...
... Kent . HEAVE - UP , S. A disturbance . Devon . HEAVING - DAYS , s . Easter Monday and Tuesday , so called from the custom of lifting at that time . HEAVING - OF - THE - MAW , 8. An old game at cards . HEAVISOME , adj . Heavy . North ...
Page 577
... Kent . To hop the twig , to die . HOP - ABOUTS , 8. Apple - dumplings . West . HOP - ACRE , 8. A space of ground occupied by a thousand hop plants , about half an acre . Heref . HOP - CREASE , S. The game of hop- scotch . HOP - DOG , 8 ...
... Kent . To hop the twig , to die . HOP - ABOUTS , 8. Apple - dumplings . West . HOP - ACRE , 8. A space of ground occupied by a thousand hop plants , about half an acre . Heref . HOP - CREASE , S. The game of hop- scotch . HOP - DOG , 8 ...
Page 578
... Kent . ( 2 ) v . To gore . Norf . ( 3 ) In a horn when the devil is blind , spoken of a thing never likely to happen . Devon . HORNAGE , S. A quantity of corn formerly given yearly to the lord of the manor for every ox worked in the ...
... Kent . ( 2 ) v . To gore . Norf . ( 3 ) In a horn when the devil is blind , spoken of a thing never likely to happen . Devon . HORNAGE , S. A quantity of corn formerly given yearly to the lord of the manor for every ox worked in the ...
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