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GLOSSARY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE DIALECT
GLOSSARY
OF
liaUrt $c ^vtlfak Wiaxhs
USED IN THE
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER.
COLLECTED AND COMPILED BY
J. Drumiviond Robertson, ?vi»A.
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EDITED BY Z'yt * - ..
■^" -. •
Lord NIoreton*
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Published for the English Dialect Society
BY Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, & Co.».
1890.
112803
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PREFATORY NOTES.
^HE following Glossary is the outcome of an eight years'
residence in Gloucester, during which my business
brought me into contact with all sorts and conditions
of people from the various parts of the county, but principally
with those who spoke the dialect of the vales of Gloucester and
Berkeley, the Forest of Dean, and the North Western district.
A great deal of fresh matter has been collected, which has not
appeared in any previous glossaries or word-lists ; but at the
same time I have been greatly indebted to the labours of others
who have worked before me in the same field.
First and foremost amongst such publications I must
mention "A Glossary of the Cotswold Dialect," by the Rev.
R. W. Huntley, published in 1868. All those words in it which
were not known to me, or which I could not verify, have been
given on the author's authority, and are marked ** Huntley."
The next in importance of Gloucestershire Glossaries is
contained in " Collecteana Gloucestriensia," by John Delafield
Phelps, Esq., of Chavenage House, Dursley, published in 1842.
Words given on his authority only are marked "Phelps." I
have also excerpted the Gloucester words in HalliwclFs and
Grose's Dictionaries, and these are similarly marked "Halliwell"
and "Grose" respectively, when they could not otherwise be
corroborated. A short Glossary is also appended to each of tU^
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IV. PREFATORY NOTES.
volumes of Dialect Prose and Verse, issued by Mr. Savory, of
Cirencester. A Glossary, published anonymously in 1839 by the
late Sir George Comewall Lewis, entitled, "A Glossary of
Provincial Words used in Herefordshire and some of the
adjoining Counties," also contains a number of Forest of Dean
and Gloucestershire words. These have been similarly marked
" Heref."
Some word-lists were published in the Gloucester Journal
for May 29 and June 17, 1880, under the name of "Ryknield.**
These contained a great deal of worthless matter, but such
words as seemed worth retaining, and which I had not otherwise
noted, have been inserted under the same nom de guerre. Another
list of words was also published in the same Journal, and
subsequently reprinted by Mr. F. G. Baylis in 1 870, which I have
utilised.
Morton's Cyclopaedia of Agriculture, 1862 (E. D. S. 1880),
Marshall's Provincialisms of the Vale of Gloucester, 1789
(E. D. S. 1873), Messrs. Britten and Holland's Plant Names
(E. D. S. 1878, 79, and 84), and the Rev. Charles Swainson's
Bird Names (E. D. S. 1885), have also been laid under
contribution.
The following Glossaries of the dialects of the neighbouring
counties have also been of the greatest service in recalling words
which might otherwise have been forgotten, and which it might
therefore have been supposed were foreign to the county: —
Mrs. Chamberlain's West Worcestershire Words (E. D. S. 1882);
Rev. Robert Lawson's Upton-on-Sevem Words (E. D. S. 1884);
Mrs. Parker's Oxfordshire Words (E. D. S. 1876 and 1881);
Mrs. Francis's South Warwickshire Words (E. D. S. 1876);
Wiltshire Words (E. D. S. 1879); and the Rev. Prebendary
Havergal's Herefordshire Words and Phrases (Walsall, 1887).
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PREFATORY NOTES. V.
In employing the above mentioned publications of the
English Dialect Society, I have as far as possible adopted the
definitions given in them, where I have found them to agree
with the Gloucestershire usage, instead of substituting others of
my own; as I conceive that this identity will considerably
facilitate the work of the future compilers of the English Dialect
Dictionary. I must at least bear testimony that it has lightened
my own task ; for it is palpably much easier to accept a good
definition, than to cast about for one ; and dialect words are
often extremely difficult of correct explanation.
I have also found the Glossaries of my fellow-workers in
adjoining fields of great assistance in determining the range of
words, a matter which I consider to be of very great importance.
And in this connection I would say that I have found myself
obliged to admit a good many words — in self-defence, so to say
— which I should personally have preferred to omit, on the
ground that they are words in common usage all over the
country, although perhaps not sufficiently polite to find a place
in the dictionary. Had I altogether omitted them, it might in
the future be supposed that they were not used in this County,
and thus a false idea of their range would necessarily arise.
I have found myself unable to give Glossic equivalents,
partly from want of the time necessary to master the system,
and partly because the pronunciation in different parts of the
county varies very considerably. The same must be said of its
grammatical peculiarities ; and I felt that it would be hazardous,
for one who is not to t\^e manner born, to embark upon so
difficult a subject, and one too requiring the most extreme care
to avoid mistakes. For this reason, however, I have admitted
a fair proportion of mere " pronunciations " which a more com-
petent and scientific worker would have relegated to a Glossic
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VI. PREFATORY XOTES.
Appendix. Such as I have given are rendered as nearly as
possible by means of onr ordinary spelling.
I have great pleasure in acknowledging assistance received
from many willing helpers, and I here beg to tender each and
all of them, on my own behalf and on that of the Society, its
and my best thanks. The following is a list of those who have
thus contributed to the work : —
Lord Moreton, who first introduced me to this Society, sent
me a valuable list of words used at Tort worth, which he had
spent some years in collecting. He also made a list of those
words given in Huntley's Glossary, which were familiar to him
at Tortworth. I am also indebted to him for much other advice
and help. All words marked " Tortworth " are given upon his
authority,
Mrs. Crompton Hutton sent me a considerable number of
words collected by her a good many years ago at her home at
Dumbleton, in the N.E. of the County. These words, where
they do not occur in general use, are marked ** Dumbleton.*'
Mr. Charles King, now of Gloucester, proved to be a most
valuable contributor, and without his help the Glossary could
never have assumed its present proportions. A native of North
Nibley, and for over sixty years resident in the county, during
the greater part of his life engaged in farming, and intimately
acquainted with the speech of the agricultural labourers of the
Hundred of Berkeley, he has been able to give me the greatest
assistance, not only in verifying the words of other collectors,
but also in adding a larg.e amount of fresh matter. I cannot
too gratefully acknowledge his assistance.
Mr. Edwin Ashbee, now of Gloucester, has assisted me
with contributions of words used in the Forest of Dean, and in
verifying word-lists.
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PREFATORY NOTES. vit-
Mr. Charles Dancey, of Gloucester, has rendered consider-
able help with words used in Gloucester and the neighbourhood,
and in checking the accuracy of lists compiled by others, which
his life-long acquaintance with the district and the people made
him very competent to do.
The late Mr. Wm. Byard, an old Gloucester citizen, also
gave me much assistance in this direction, and his death deprived
me of a valued adviser.
Some words have been communicated by Professor Harker,
of the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, by Miss K. Curtis
Hayward, of Quedgley, Gloucester, and by Mr. H. W. Bruton,
of Gloucester.
The Rev. A. S. Page, whose name appears amongst the
clergy who have sent communications, deserves more than such
scant recognition. He has at great trouble sent me a number
of carefully prepared lists of words in use in his parish of
Selsley, Stroud, accompanied by valuable notes and apt
illustrations. Many of these have been incorporated and are
marked ** Selsley."
Mr. H. Y. J. Taylor, whose name is a household word in
regard to Gloucester and local tradition, has also favoured me
with several contributions.
Mr. J. Moore, Surgeon, of Bourton-on-the- Water, has
furnished me with a list of words used in that locality ; marked
" Bourton."
Dr. Paine, of Stroud, sent me a list compiled by his son;
these are marked " Stroud."
In July, 1888, I issued 331 circulars to all the rural clergy
of the County, pointing out the importance of rescuing dialect
words from oblivion, and earnestly invoking their aid, and that
of their school teachers in this work. I regret to say that the
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PREFATORY NOTES.
response was disappointing, showing a general lack of interest
on the part of men whose education and surroundings should
best fit them to help us in preserving the speech of the people
in whose midst they live, and to whom they minister. I there-
fore acknowledge with all the greater pleasure the names of
those who replied to my appeal. Where the name of the parish
is stated in the Glossary it refers to these contributions, and the
word is given on the authority of the contributor.
Rev. S. R. MAJENDIE (a few words),
Brookthorpe, near Gloucester.
PELLEW ARTHUR (list),
Tortworth, Falfield.
O. C. HUNTLEY (no words),
Rockhampton, Falfield.
A. H. AUSTEN LEIGH (good list),
Winterboume, Bristol.
W. H. COTES (list),
Westbury-on-Trym.
H. MORGAN (list),
Compton Abdale, Cheltenham.
A. H. STANTON (list),
Hasleton.
J. G. MERCIER (good list),
Kemerton, Tewkesbury.
CANON WOOD (few words),
Newent.
A. R. WINNINGTON-INGRAM (list),
Lassington, Gloucester.
W. BRYAN-BROWN (no words)
Ambcrlcy, Stroud.
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PREFATORY NOTES. IX.
Rev. A. C. JENNINGS (a few words),
Kingstanley, Stroud.
„ A. S. PAGE (a number of full and valuable lists),
Selsley, Kingstanley, Stroud.
„ W. E. HADOW (good list).
South Cemey, Cirencester.
„ R. NOBLE JACKSON (a few words),
Sudeley, Winchcombe.
„ H. K. ADKIN (list),
Salperton Cold.
„ W. J. PANTIN (list)
Westcote.
„ H. MARSTON (good list),
Icomb, near Stow-on-the-Wold.
D. ROYCE, Nether Swell, Stow-on-the-Wold.
(A valuable contribution from his
schoolmaster, Mr. GEO. T. SPINK,
with notes and additions by himself ;
marked " Stow-on-the-Wold."
„ J. T. ALLEN (a few words),
St. Briavels, Forest of Dean.
„ W. BARKER (good lists).
Holy Trinity, Forest of Dean.
„ H. H. HARDY,
Micheldean, Forest of Dean.
In an Appendix I have added a few illustrations of the
dialect, which will I hope be of interest. Those who would
become further acquainted with its literature, I would refer to
the publications of Mr. Savory, of Cirencester, to whom I am
indebted for courteously permitting me to make any use I might
wish of the books issued from his press.
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X. PREFATORY NOTES.
I have also included in the Appendix what I imagine to be
one of the earliest, if not the very earliest, Dialect Glossary ever
compiled. Written nearly 300 years ago by a man who was
a keen observer, a careful recorder, and all his life an inhabitant
of the Hundred of Berkeley, it cannot fail to be of the greatest
interest and value.
As I am on the point of quitting Europe for perhaps several
years, it becomes impossible for me to bring this work to a
conclusion. I leave my rough draft in the hands of Lord
Moreton, who has kindly undertaken the thankless task of
transcribing and editing it. Under these circumstances I must
claim the kind indulgence of the Society for him and for myself.
J. DRUMMOND ROBERTSON.
25M Marchy 1889.
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A Glossary of Dialect
AND
Archaic Words
Used in the County of Gloucester.
Th k letter "A" is pronounced "AH " in repeating the
alphabet. In Gloucester
and some other parts of the county the long A is pronounced " EE '* by
the
middle classes ; thus, 1*11 take a halfpenny cake for the baby " becomes
** I'll
teek an eepennykeek for the beeby.'* On the other hand, tne broad A sound
as in " father ** is frequently farther broadened in "AW ; '* thus,
" The spaw,"
" a fawthing," In some parts of the Hundred of Berkeley the A has not
the
long broad sound of "father," but the short A of the German
"man." In
this way all words ending in " ange " are pronounced as "
change,'* " range,'*
"mange," "strange," "danger,'* etc., that is like
"flange,** but with the
above short broad A.
"AR** is pronounced "OR,** and vice versa. Mr. John Bellows gave
me a good illustration of this. He wanted to dispatch a small box, and asked
one of his men to fetch a card to address it. The man returned with a cord.
The mistake being explained, the man said, "Oh! you want a cord; I
thought
yon wanted a card to tie it up with.'*
A common phrase to denote a person*s extreme ignorance is, " He don*t
know a big A [AH] from a bulPs foot.'*
AARON'S BEARD. Hypericum calycinum. L. ' [Britten &
Holland.]
AARON'S ROD. Verbascum Thapsus. L. [Britten & Holland.]
ABEAR. vb. To tolerate, endure. [V. of Glos.] [N.E.]
[Bourton.]
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GLOSSARY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE DIALECT
GLOSSARY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE DDLLECT. 2
ABOOVE. pnp. Pronunciation of "above." [Glouc] [F,
of D.J [Hund. of Berk.]
ABOUT OF or ABOUT A. The." OF" is always added before
a numeral. " ABOUT OF zixteen." [Hund. of Berk.]
[F. ofD.] [S.W.]
ABOVE A BIT. adv. Extremely, more than enough. [V. of
Glos.] [F.ofD.] [E.]
ABUSEFUL. adj. Abusive. [Hund. of Beik.] [F.ofD.]
ACCORDING. In proportion. [Selsley.] " He's the biggest
according,*' i'.^., in proportion to his age.
A-C HATTING. Picking up chats or small sticks. [Dumbleton.j
ACKERN. sh. Pronunciation of "acorn." [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
ACQUAINTANCE, sh. A sweetheart. [V. of Glos.] [F.
ofD.]
ADONE ! ExcL Have done ! Leave off!
ADRY. adj. Thirsty. [S.] [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
ADVOCATE. Partiality, liking for. [Glouc]
AFEARD. r^. Frightened. [General.]
AFTER, prtp. Along side of. [Hund. of Berk.]
*< Go athirt that ere gioond, and yonll find the path AFTER the
hedge."
AFTERCLAPS. sh. Consequence, results^ generally of a
disagreeable kind. [Glouc] [E.]
«* Fi>r had he been a merchant, then perhaps
Slonwss thundercUj^ or fear of AFTERCLAPS
Had made him long ere this the food of wonns."
7«fbr. Lift •/ old Ptrr.
" So that hit was a sotv happe.
And he was a-gast of AFTER-CLAPPE."
MS, Dtmce tj^f. 14.
AliATF-, or ALL AG.\TE. Adr, Astir, in hand, going,
agog, on the **qui vive." [V. of Glos.] [Bourton.]
AGEN. /^rrp. Opposite to, also, by the time. \\. of Glos.]
[Bourton.]
•• Vl\ ha\T it ready AG EX jxhi come back.**
'* E>'en AGEN tYsinoc st^^ivls the contre of Chichester.'*
^tf*. 0/ GttmceOer.
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GLOSSARY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE DIALECT
GLOSSARY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE DIALECT. 3
AGREE WITH. vb. To put up with.
** What ! be you washing the dumb animal [i,e,y dog] ? a' seems to
AGREE WITH it very weU."
AGROUND. On foot. [Dumbleton.]
A-HOPPING. Fretting. [Dumbleton.]
AICHEE or AKEE. sb. The hedge sparrow. [Stroud.]
AIDDLED. prep. Addled. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
AILS. sb. The beards of barley. [V. of Glos.]
AIM. vb. To throw stones. [Westbury on Trym.]
AIM. vb. To try, endeavour, intend. [V. of Glos.] [F. of
D.] [E.]
*' I AIMED to come to Gloucester last wick.*'
AIRSENS. sb. The berries of the hawthorn. [Selsley.]
" Fat AIRSENS " [i.<f., large haws].
ALL. Tasting or smelling of. [Stow on Wold.]
<<This pan is ALL onions."
" What b this botUe ALL ? "
ALL ABOUT. In a state of confusion. [V. of Glos.] [F. of
D.] [S.]
ALL AS IS. All there is to be said. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
ALLOW, vb. To reckon, consider. [Tortworth.]
ALMONDS, sb. Glands. [Selsley.]
" The ALMONDS of my ears came down."
ALONG OF. On account of
AMINDED. Disposed, inclined. [V. of Glos.]
" You can do about that as you've got AMINDED,"
ANANT. prep. Near. [V. of Glos.]
ANCHOR [of a buckle], sb. The chape of tongue. [Hund.
of Berk.] [S.]
ANEARST, ANEAWST, ANIGHST or ANIGH. prep. Near.
[Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.] [E.]
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3l£ I£JlUBCT.
AXOXT- ^^1^ Osr zxazasL ajccs^ siie ccL ^Hrai. of Berk.]
ASPARAGUS. FOXTAILJED. E^fssiessm nsixisnim. Lam.
APERX- PrcnizzKriincei oc Aprr^a. as ~AckM»'" for Acorn.
"F.ofD/ ^'
APPEAR. A Appeaiaac^. Tbe^];
APPLE PHL Epflobhxm ii:«:n=iu ^L^ IBrisea Jc Holland.]
APSw *J. Tbe aspen tree. ^Haad. oi Bcrk.^
ARCHANGEL. Tbe L.\MIU>IS are 5o ciBed in Gloucester-
shire. [^Britten ^ Ho^iazsl^
ARG. r«- To ar^ne. ^^Hond. of Berk.^ ^F. of D.]
ARGIFY. rf. To sicnifr, to matter, n«d with a negative.
[Hund. of Beik.^ >, of D^
ARL or ORLE, n?. Tbe alder :re<e. The berries of this tree
are osed medicinally for b^i!$ and j:aiherings. A qnart
of berries is stewed in im\> or three quarts of water and
simmered down to thre^ pints. .V little liooorice is
added to giYY* an airreeable diwxir. The dose is a
wineglassfnl in the morning.
ARREST. A. Harrest. "Hand, of Berk.^
ARTISHREW or .\RTISTROW\ s*. The harvest moose.
'Bund, of Berk/ ^\ of Glos.1
AS. Used instead of the nrlAti\*e piv^noan. [General.]
ASG.\LL. J^. A newt. 'Dumbleton,]
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GLOSSARY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE DIALECT
GLOSSARY OP GLOUCESTERSHIRE DIALECT. 5
ASH. sb. The lilac. [Glouc]
ASH SPANISH. The lilac. [Selsley.]
ASH SWEET. Anthriscus sylvestris. L. [Britten & Holland.]
ASHEN TREE. sb. The ash. [Hund. of Berk.]
A-SHOR. Ajar. Also a SHARD, i>., Gap. [General.]
ASKER. sb, A newt. [Dumbleton.]
ATHERT. prep. Across. [Common.]
" He Uves ATHERT the park."
ATHOUT. prep. Without. [Hund. of Berk.] [S.]
ATTER. prep. After. [Phelps.]
ATTERN. adj. Fierce, cruel, ill-natured. [Grose.]
ATVORE. prep. Before. [Hund. of Berk.] Vide AFORE.
AUBETY-OY. sb. Hobbledehoy. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.]
AU FAIT. I only give this phrase, which may be heard in
Gloucester from people of very little education, and who
have not the least knowledge of its foreign origin, to
show how easily strange words may be assimilated.
AUTHOR, sb. Authority. [Glouc]
" Mr. C. is my AUTHOR."
AVELS. sb. The beards of bariey. Hence, AVELLER, a
machine for dressing barley.
AVOOT. adv. On foot.
AVOORD. vb. Pronunciation of afford. [Hund. of Berk.]
AVORARD. adv. Beforehand. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Glos.]
AVORE. adv. Before.
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6 GLOSSARY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE DIALECT
AWAY WITH. vh. To suffer, to put up with. Generally used
with a negative^ [Common.]
" The new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies I canno^
AWAY WITH."— Isaiah i. 13. In the "Breeches " Bible
this is rendered ** I cannot suffer.'*
" Shallow. She never could AWAY WITH me."
"Falstaff. Never, never; she would always say, she could not
abide Master Shallow." — 2. Hen, IV,, iii., 2
" Have you enough sugar in your tea ?
AVell, 'twould AWAY WITH a bit more."
"-.--. " My *eads bin that middlin, I don't know *ow to AWAY WITH
un. "
AWHILE, vb. To find time for anything. [Common.]
AW WHOOP. ExcL An order to a horse to go on. [Sudeley.]
AX. sb. To ask. [General.]
AXEN. sb. Ashes. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.] [S.]
AYFER. sb. Pronunciation of heifer. [V. of Glos.] [Hund.
of Berk.] [Selsley.]
AY-GRASS, sb. Old pasture ground which has not been eaten
d®wn for a long time. [Hund. of Berk.]
AYE-NO-BENT, vb. Long grass with alternate seeds, used
of the perennial rye grass. [Hund. of Berk.] From
"aye" and "no."
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GLOSSARY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE DIALECT
GLOSSARY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE DIALECT. 7
B
BACHELOR'S BUTTONS. Scabiosa arvensis. Li Scabiosa
succisa. L. Centaarea Scabiosa. « L. [Britten &
Holland.]
BACKEN. vB. To retard, keep back. [V. of Glos.l [F. of
D.] [E.]
BACKER, adv. Farther back.
BACKFRIEND, sb. A hang nail. [Glouc]
BACK-LET. s5. The back premises of a house. [King.]
" What pretty BACK-LETS these old houses have got."
BACKRACKETS. s5. Fireworks.
" Samson ketched dree hundred foxes, and tied squibs and
BACKRACKETS on their tails." Ho^er Ploughman's
Second Visit to London,
BACKSIDE, sh. The back of a house. [S.] [Hund. of
Berk.] [F. of D.] [V. of Glos.]
BACK YOUR FANCY. To change your mind. Alter your
opinion. [Selsley.]
BAD or BOD. sb. The green outer husks off walnuts, eic.
BAD or BAND. r3. To take the husks off walnuts, etc.
[Hund. of Berk.l [V. of Glos.] [S.]
BADGER, sh. A jobbing dealer in fruit, coal, etc. [Hund. of
Berk.] [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.] [S.]
In old times a person buying up butter in Gloucester Butter Market
for the purpose of selling it again in the neighbouring markets-
was called a BUTTER BADGER.
vh. To BADGE. To hawk.
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GLOSSARY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE DIALECT
GLOSSARY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE DIALECT. 8
BAFF. T}b. To stammer. [Selsley.]
BAG. vb. To bag peas is to cat them with a reaping hook with
a long handle. [Heref.]
BAILEY, sb, A farm bailiff.
BAKE. vb. To toast, of bread. [Hmid. of Berk.] [E.] ^
BALDERDASH, sb. Abusive language. [Phelps.]
BALDRIB. **. The spare-rib. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
BANDORE, sb. A violoncello or bassoon. [Huntley.] [Phelps.]
"Bandy, sb. a tool used for spreading cow dung in the fields.
It is made of an ob!oog bit of quarter with a pole fixed in obliqueiy.
[Hand, of Berk.]
BANDY, vb. n. To get about, to knock about. [Glouc]
BANE. vb. To wither. [Cotswolds.]
BANGE. vb. To bask, of birds, and feathering in the dust.
[Hund. of Berk.] [Y, of Glos.]
BANGONG. adj\ Large. [Phelps.]
BANNER, sb. The stickleback. [Hund. of Berk.]
BANNUT. sb. The wahiut. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
[F.ofD.] [S.] [S.WJ
BANTER ABOUT, vb. To potter about. [Hund. of Berk.]
BANTER DOWN. vb. To haggle, cheapen.
BANTY- sb. A stickleback or minnow. [Stroud.]
BAR. sb. A crow-bar. [Tortworth.]
BARNEY, sb. A row, disturbance. [V. of Glos.]
BARROW- PIG. sb. The hog, a geh pig. [Huntley.]
BARU. A gelt boar. In Rob. Gk»Qc., p. 20;, a giant is described
as nmning a spit throagh a ** vatte BARU *' tor his meaL
[Halliwell.]
BARTON, sb. Hay raked up in rows. [Stow-on-Wold.]
[Bourton.]
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BARTON or BARKEN, sb. A farm-yard, also specifically
" the COW BARTON," a yard with a shed. [General.]
BAT-BIRDING or BAT-FOWLING. vb. Taking birds by
night in hand nets. [Hand, of Berk.]
BATHE, vb. To toast. [Dumbleton.]
BATHER, vb, I [«.] To go hither and thither in quest of
anything. To fuss after. [V. of Glos.] [F. of 6.]
2 [a.] To flutter in the dust as birds do.
BATHY. adj. Sodden [of food]. [V. of Glos.] Half withered,
of grass, etc., from the heat. [V. of Glos.] [Hund of Berk.]
** I likes to spread the vetches out a day or two to get BATHY, and
get some of the moister out of " em." [Glouc]
«* The grass is that BATHY, as it bawds the scythe"
BAVON. sb. A faggot. [Winterboume.] [Tortworth.]
BEEALL. vb. To abuse. [F. of D.] [E.] [N.E.]
BEAN HELMS, sb. Bean Stalks. [Hund. of Berk.]
BE* ANT. vb. Am not, or not.
BEAR'S BREECH. Acanthus. Mr. Boulger writes : "The
name occurs in a vernacular list of names of indigenous
plants in Rudder's Hist, of Gloucestershire. I am inclined
to think a Helleborus is meant." [Britten & Holland.]
BEAR'S EARS. Primula auricula. L. of gardens. [Britten
& Holland.]
BEAR'S FOOT. Helleborus viridis. L. [Britten & Holland.]
BED WIND. Convolvulus sepium. L. [Britten & Holland.]
BEECH-MEATS, sb. Beech mast. [Selsley.]
BEEST THEE, THEE BEESN'T. Thou art, thou art not
[Tortworth.]
BEGGAR LICE. Galium Aparine. L. [Cotswolds.] Britten
& Holland.]
BELCHE. See DEBUT.
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BELLOCK. vd. To beUow, roar. [F. of D.] [S.] [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.]
BELLOWS, BELLERS. Used of the lungs and throat, as "To
be took bad in the BELLERS."
BELLS CAXDLEMASS. Galanthus nivalis, L. [Britten &
Holland.]
BELLUS. vd. To hurry, e\-idently to puff and pant along.
[V. of Glos.] [Bourton.]
BELT. r^. To racket or bustle about. [V. of Glos.] [Icomb.]
BELTINS. [Hund. of Berk.] j*. The long foul tags of wool
on a sheep.
** As ia the time of Heniy Vth [wbcn bis estate was at the highest,
and hce m old age] they accompted, not only for the broken
woolf but for the taggs and locks arisingc at the BELTING
of his sheep in the folds."— ^imfA*/ /cmt 0/ the BerktUyt.
Vol. 2., p. 7.
BELVER. vh. To belch. [Bourton.]
BENNET HERB. Geum urbanum. L. [Britten & HoUand.]
BENT or BENTS. A term of general significance applied
usually to the old stalks of x-arious grasses. [Britten dc
HoUahd.]
BESOM, ji^. Used as a tenn of reproach to a woman, as
" Thee auld BESOM."
BESSY, j^. A man who meddles in woman's affurs. [Heref.]
[F. of D.]
BEST. " ril give \x>u BEST at that"— FU allow your superiority.
[Glouc]
BEST. r*. To get the better of a person, to cheat. [E.] [S.l
[F. of D.] [V. of Glos.]
BE ^EK^L vh. To indulge with. [Huntley.]
** 1 can betceme shee any thinge [t>,, I can denj her nothingel"
Samyiiei BtrMey AiSS.
HKTIIWINK. Clematis ruallxL L. [Britten & Holland.]
UK rs« Used of a doi* having worms.
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BETTER NOR. More than, of distance or time.
BETWIX. prep. Between.
BEZORS. Primula Auricula. L. Of gardens. A corruption of
" Bears' Ears." [Britten & Holland.]
BEZZLE. Tih. To squander money on drink. [V. of Glos.] •
BIB. sh, A small drink, a sup. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
"A BIB of cider."
BIBBLE. vh. To drink, tipple. [Hund. of Berk.]
BIDE. »J. To stay, to dwell, to remain. /./. BID. [General.]
" Let I BIDE, I be right, be'nt I ? "
" Except these ABIDE in the ship, ye cannot be saved.'*— i<^. 27, 3 1
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BIG. vb. To make big, magnify.
BILLY. x3. The tray used for carrying iron ore. [F. of D.]
BILLY-BOY. sh. One who carries the " billy."
BIN or BEN. Seeing that; contraction of "being as."
[Hund. of Berk.] [S.]
BIRD-BATTING, sh Bird snaring. [V. of Glos.] [S.]
BIRDS-EYE. Veronica Chamae drys. L. [Britten & Holland.]
BIST. vh. Thou art. [General.]
" Where BIST gwine." " Thee BIS'NT."— Thou»rt not.
BIT. See "GRAFF."
BITTLE. sh. I. A beetle.
2. A large mallet used to drive wedges, ram
pavements, etc. [Common.]
«• As deaf as a BITTLE." [Tortworth.]
BIVVER. vh. To quiver, used of the lips. [Hund. of Berk.]
[V. of Glos., but obsolescent.]
BLACKSMITH'S DAUGHTER, sh, A lock or key to a door
or gate, a padlock. [Hund. of Berk.] [V. of Glos.]
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BLACK STEER or STARE. s6. Starling. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.] [Bourton.]
BLACK THORN. Prunus spinosa. L. [Britten & Holland.]
BLARE, vd. To flare, as gas. [V. of Glos.] [Hund of Berk.]
BLATCH. j^. Soot or dirt. [Hund. of Berk.] [V. of Glos.] [S.]
BLATCH. vb. To smirch with black.
BLATCHY. adj\ Black, dirty. [Hund. of Berk.]
BLATHER, vb. To talk indistinctly. [Hund. of Berk.]
BLEEDING HEART, sb. The wall flower. [Hund. of Berk.]
BLIND. ad;\ Used of blossom which does not set. [V. of
Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
BLINK, sb. Asparkofflre, a glimmering light, [Hund. of Berk.]
« When I come in there wasn't a BLINK of fire."
BLIZZIE. sb. Ablaze. [V. of Glos.] [F. ofD.] [S.] [E.]
BLOB-MOUTHED, adj. Talkative, a tatler. [V. of Glos.]
BLOODY FINGERS. Orchis mascula, L. [Chedworth.] [Britten
& Holland.]
BLOODY MAN'S FINGERS. Orchis mascula. L. [Britten
& Holland.]
BLOODY WARRIOR, sb. The wall flower. [Hund. of Berk.]
[SO [E.]
BLOW. sb. Blossom. [Common.]
BLOWTH. sb. Blossom in orchards, etc. [Huntley.]
BLOW L'P. sb. Call to workmen to resume work.
BLL^B. r*. To swell up. [Vale of Glos.] [Hund. of Bcrk.1
[F. of D.]
BLUE. "As BLUE as a whetstone'* is a regular Forest saving
to express extreme Tory opinions^
BLUE ASH. Svringa \-ulgaris. L. "Chedworth." The white
variety is callcil WHITE ASU.'^ [Bntten & HoUand.!
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BLUE BELLS or BELL. Scilla nutans. Sm. [Britten & Holland.]
BLUE HAWK. sb. The sparrow hawk. [Tortworth.]
BLUE ISAAC, sb. The hedge sparrow. A corruption of
" hay suck." The epithet refers probably to its blue eggs.
BLUSTROUS. adj\ Blustery, boisterous. [Hund. of Berk.]
[V. of GI0S.J
BOAT, [pronounced BOOT.] sb. The barges which ply up
and down the Severn with coal, hay, etc., are so called.
" We expects the BOOTS down on Thursday."
BODY. sb. The place next the foremost horse in a team.
[Hund. of Berk.]
" I shall put the colt in the BODY, he can't hann there."
BODY-HORSE, sb. The second horse of a team. [Common.]
BOFFLE. vb. To worry, perplex, annoy. [Hund. of Berk.
[Glouc] [E.]
BOFFLEMENT. sb. A bother, state of perplexity. [F. of D.]
BOLT. sb. A. truss of straw. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
BOLTIN' sb. A truss of straw, 24lbs. [Common.]
BOMBLE. b. The potato apple. [F. of D.]
BOMMUX. vb. To knock about. [Bourton.]
BONDS, sb. Twisted twigs for tying up faggots, beans, etc.
[Hund. of Berk.] [V. of Glos.J
BOOT. sb. Help, defence. [Huntley.]
vb. To barter, exchange. [Hund. of Berk.] [V. of
Glos.]
" What'U you give me to BOOT."
" I tried 4m a long time, but he oodn't BOOT."
BORD. vb. To prognosticate. [Bourton.]
BOST. vb. To burst. Also used for emphasis, as "No, I'm
BOST if I do."
BOSS. sb. A tuft of grass. [Hund. of Berk.]
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BOTCHER.:6. A salmon trout.
BOTTLE.:6. A small wooden cask-shaped vessel to
hold a
man’s allowance of beer. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.]
BOTTOM.:5. A valley. [Hund. of Berk. [V. of
6105.]
[Stroud.]
BOUGHTEN. 226. p4). of BUY. Used of goods
purchased in
a shop as distinguished from home manufacture.
“BOUGHTEN bread.” “BOUGHTEN cakes."
[GeneraL]
BOUT. .rb. A rabbit’s burrow. [Dumbletom]
BOUT.:6. In ploughing or sowing, one furrow up
and one
down. [Hund. of Berk.]
BOUZEN. .rb. Acow shed. [N.E.] [Bourtom]
[Stow-on-
Wold.] [Icomb.]
This word only appears to be used in this
locality.
BOW-HAUfim vb. To tow a vessel by man’s
power. [V. of
Glos.
BOWK.:6. The nave of a wheel. [F. of D.
BOWSY. adj. Bulky. [Stow-on-Wold.]
BOXY. adj. All square, all right, shipshape.
[Tortworth]
BRAG UP. 716. To praise up. [V. of Glos.]
BRAIDS.:6. pl. [Pronounced BRIDES.] An open
wicker
cage used to protect the grafts in grafting.
Hund. of Berk.]
BRAKE.:6. A copse. [Hund. of Berk.] [V. of
Glos.]
BRANDFIRE. rb. Bonfire. [Hund. of Berk.]
BRASHY or BRAISHY. Applied to beer which tastes
both
mild and hard. [A. Long] Also said of mealy
potatoes.
[Selsley]
BRASSEN. adj. Made of brass. E.
BRAVE. adj. Well .in health, strong in
appearance. [8.]
[V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
“ How‘s Mrs. Smith? 011! her‘s a gettin quite
BRAVE agyen.”
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BRAWN, sb, A boar pig. [Kemerton.]
BRAY. sh. Hay raked into long rows. [Hund. of Berk.]
See HATCH.
BREAK, vh. To tear. [Westbury-on-Trym.]
" Please, governess, her's A-BROKE my jackut."
BREEDS, sh. The brim of a hat. [V. of Glos.] [Hund.
of Berk.]
BREEZE, BRIZ. sb. The gad fly. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
BRENTH. sb. Breadth.
BREM, BRIM. vb. Of a sow, ardere desiderio. [Hund. of
Berk.] [V. of Glos.]
BREVET, vb. To hunt about, as of a dog in search of game;
to pry. [Common.]
BRE\T.TING. adj. Gadding about. F. of D.]
Rummaging. [Selsley.]
BRICHED. adj. Endowed with wealth, well off.
*• They were all BRICHED with the same amount of money."
" We're not over BRICHED for that lot," [Le., we are not too well
off for goods of that sort."]
BRICKUT, AT BRICKUT. Of a cat, maris appetens. [Hund.
of Berk.]
BRIM. sb. A boar pig. [V. of Glos.]
BRIT. vb. To shell out. Used of over ripe com shedding
from the ear. [Hund. of Berk.]
BRITTLE, adj. Of the air, crisp.
" A BRITTLE air."
BRIVET. Ligustrum vulgare. L. [Britten & Holland.]
BROTHER-LAW. sb. Brother-in-law.
BROUGH. adj. Brittle. [Hund. of Berk, pronounced as
•* rough "] [S., pronounced as *• plough."]
BROUSE or BROWST (pronounced like " house "). sb. Cut
brushwood, the smaller ends of bushes. fV. of Glos.l
[F. of D.]
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BROWN CROPS. sb, pL Pulse crops, beans, peas, etc.
[Hund. of Berk.l
BROWN HAWK, sh. The kestrel. [Tortworth.]
BROWSY. adj. Of a ruddy complexion. [Selsley.]
" The BROWSIEST of your daughters came to see me."
BRUGGLE THROUGH, vh. To struggle through a diffi-
culty. [Tortworth R.]
"We've BRUGGLED THROUGH this 'ere job some'ow."
BRUN or BRUND. sh, A log of firewood. [Common.]
BRUSH or BRASH, sh. Small branches of trees used for pea
sticks,^etc. [V. of Glos.]
BUCKING, sh. The dirty linen for washing. [Common.]
** Throw foul linen upon him, as it were (;oing to BUCKING."
Merry Wvoes of Windsor^ iii., 3.
«* He did help the woman to wring a BUCK of his clothes."
Taylor, 1 he Unnatural Father, [ 1 62 1 ].
BUCKLE, sb, A twig pointed at both ends for securing thatch.
For description see " Speek." [Hund. of Berk.] [Vale
of Glos.]
BUFF, vb. To stammer. [Huntley.] [F. of D.]
To bother. [F. of D.]
BUGABOO, sb. The devil, ghost. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.
BULLACE. sb, A wild plum. Halliwell says not the sloe.
BULLS' -PEATS, sb, A rough fibrous grass, very blunting to
the scythe. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
BULLS'-POLLS. sb, A kind of rough coarse grass that grows
in tufts. [Tortworth.]
BULL-STAG, sb, A bull, gelded when old. [Hund. of Berk.]
BUMBLE-FOOTED, adj. Club-footed. [V. of Glos.]
BUMPING, adj. Large. Hund. of Berk.
BUNCH, sb. A number together, as a "bunch of beasts."
" Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
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BUNCH, sb. Of teazles, 20. [Morton.]
BUNDATION. sb. Abundance. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.] [F. ofD.]
BUNT. vb. To butt, as a lamb striking the udder with its
nose. To bump up against. [Common.]
BURL. vL Used in cloth factories for picking knots and lint
out of cloth, hence sb., a BURLER. [Selsley.]
BURN. sb. A burden of hay, wood, or straw. [Hund. of Berk.]
BURR. sb. The sweetbread. [Common.]
BURROW, sb. Shelter or lee side. [S.] [N.E.]
BURROW-DUCK. sb. The sheldrake. [Hund. of Berk.]
BURROW-HURDLES, sb. Hurdles wattled with straw to
protect ewes in lambing. [Hund. of Berk. [N. E.]
BURSTED or BUSTED. /. /. Burst.
BURY. sb. 1 . A heap of roots or potatoes covered up with
earth. [V. of GIos.]
2. A rabbit hole. [Hund. of Berk.]
BUSHIP. sb. A bishop. [Phelps.]
BUSHET. vb. To throw out suckers, to shoot out at the roots
to sprout. [Hund. of Berk.]
BUSSEN-BELLIED. adj. Ruptured, of animals. [Hund. of
Berk.]
BUTMENT. sb. The base or foundation of a building.
BUTTER and EGGS. Linaria vulgaris. L. [Stroud.] [Britten
& Holland.]
BUTTERCUP or CUPS. Ranunculus Ficaria. L. [Britten &
Holland.]
BUTTER KIVER. sb. A tub for washing newly-made butter.
[Stow-on-Wold.]
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BUTTER LEAVES. "The leaves of the Atriplex hortensis, or
garden orach, which dairy women in general sow in their
gardens annually for this purpose ; i'.^., for packing butter
in. They are sufficiently large, of a fine green texture,
and a delicate pale green colour." Glou., £. D. S.
Gloss., B. 4. [Britten & Holland.]
BUTTY, sb, A mate, work fellow. [Common.] Men will
say " We'm BUTTIES." Also used by women.
BUTTY MAN. sb. A sub-contractor in a colliery. [F. of D.]
BUZZOCK. sd. A donkey. [V. of Glos.] F. of D.]
BY. prep. Against. [Selsley.]
" I know no hann BY him."
BYER. ad/\ Lonelier. [Winterboume.]
It*s a lonely road to Northwood, butXranch Lane is a deal BYER."
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CADDLE. sb, A row, fuss, bother, a muddle. [Tortworth.]
[S.] [S.W.]
" What's the use of making such a CADDLE ? "
CADDLE. vb. To make a bustle, fuss or bother. Also to tell tales
or gossip. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.] [V. of Glos.]
To do odd jobs. [Selsley.
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He*8 got no regular work, but he CADDLES about.*'
CADDLEMENT. sb. A bother, fuss. [V. of Glos.] [Hund.
of Berk.]
C ADD LING. adj\ Trifling, gossipping. Also false.
«« He's a false CADDLIN* feUer."
CADGE, vb. To beg in an indirect, canting manner. [V. of
GI0S.I f Hund. of Berk.]
CAGMAG. sb. Bad meat. [F. of D.] [V. of Glos.]
A CAGMAG butcher is one who slaughters '* dead " meat.
CAGMAG. vb. I. To nag, irritate. [F. of D].
2. To speak abusively. [Stow-on- Wold.]
CAKERS. sb. The tonsils. [Selsley.]
"His CAKERS are bad, and he can't quilt."
CALF STAGE, sb, A pen for weaning calves, raised above
the floor. [Hund. of Berk.]
CALL. sb. Reason, cause. [Common.]
"You've no CALL to be so angry.*'
CALL. vb. I. To abuse. [S.] [E.]
2. He "CALLS "means he is delirious. [Dumbleton.]
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CALL ONE OUT OF ONE'S NAME, vb. To call by a
nickname. [Selsley.]
CALLOUSED or CALLIST. adj. Hardened, especially by
frost; also caked up by incrustation. [V. of Glos.J
[Hund. of Berk.]
CALVE'S FEET, sb. Charlock. Sinapis arvensis. [Dumbleton.]
CAM EWES, sb. Sea gulls. [Cam is a place near Dursley].
[Phelps.]
GANDER, adv. Yonder. [Huntley.] " CANDERLUCKS "
look yonder.. [Hund. of Berk.]
CANDLE OF THE EYE. The pupil.
CANDLE TINNING, sb. Candle lighting, evening. [V. of
Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
CANDLEMAS BELLS, sb. The snowdrop. [Hund of Berk.]
CANKER, sb. i. The dandelion. [Hund. of Berk.]
2. A poisonous toadstool resembling the
mushroom. [Grose.] [S.] [Hund of Berk.]
[Minchinhampton Common.]
CANKERS, sb. The disease called "thrush." [Selsley.]
CANT. vb. To toss, throw. [Hund. of Berk.] To gossip,
tell tales. [F. of D.] To slander. [V. of Glos.] " He's
a regular CANTER.
CAPITAL WELL. adv. Exceedingly well.
CAPLIN. sb. The strong leather loop which is secured to the
flail by a stout thong. [Hund. of Berk.] [V. of Glos.]
CAPPER, sb. Head.
«• I'll gie thee a clout on thee CAPPER."
CARCASE, sb. The trunk of the body. [Hund. of Berk.]
[V. of Glos.]
CARELUCK. sb. Charlock.
CARK. sb. Care. [Huntley.]
CARNEYING. Wheedling.
"I don't like the Welsh people, they've such a CARNEYING
way wi' em.**
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CARPENTER'S HERB. Prunella vulgaris. L. [Britten &
Holland.]
CARPETED, vh. Used of an offender being called in for
rebuke by a superior. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
CARR. vh. To carr}'. [Hund. of Berk.] [V. of Glos.[ [E.]
CARRYIN'S ON. sh. Rude behaviour. [V. of Glos.]
CARTER. sb. Always used for waggoner. [Compton
Abdale.]
CASALTY. adj. Changeable, uncertain of the weather. [F.
of D.] [Hund. of Berk.] Precarious, in poor health.
Also unsound of beasts, timber, etc. [Common.] Also
particular as to food. [Stow-on-Wold.J
CAS'N'T. Canst not. [V. of Glos.] [E.] [S.]
CAST, vh. To yield, of crops. [V. of Glos.]
CATCHING, adj. Of the weather, uncertain. [V. of Glos.]
[F. of D.]
CATS' EYES. Veronica Chamaedrys L. [Britten & Holland.]
CATTERPILLAR. sh. Cockchafer. [Hund of Berk.] [F.
of D.]
CAWKEY OAF. sb. A touchy fellow. [V. of Glos.] [Hund.
of Berk.]
CAWZER'S ENDS. sb. Cobbler's waste threads. [Hund. of
Berk.]
CAXON. sb. An old wig. [Phelps.]
CELANDINE. Chelidonium majus L. Ranunculus ficaria L.
[Britten & Holland.]
CESS. Excl, Used in calling dogs to their food. [V. of
Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
CHACKLE. sb. A chattering or rattling noise. Also vb., to
rattle.
" You could hear the cart CHACKLIN a mile off."
[V. of Glos.] [E.]
CHAM. vb. To chew. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.] [S.]
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CHANY OYSTER.:6. The China aster. A name formerl
given to a kind of potato. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.
CHAR or CHIR. s6. Ajob. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
Hence “ charwoman.” The word “ chores ” is constantly
used in America.
“ No more but e’en a woman, and commanded by such poor passions
as the maid that milks and does the meanest CHARES.”
Ant. 6‘ Cleo. [V., 13.
('THARKS. s6. Charcoals. [F. of D.] [Hund. of Berk.]
('IIARKY or CHERKY. adj. Ver' dry, fissile. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
“A person will tell you that he wakes up with a CHERKINES‘S
in the mouth.”
CHARM.:6. A confused noise of voices, clamour. [Common.]
226., To talk glibly. [Selslcy]
“ She did CHARM away anyhow,” of a girl repeating a psalm.
CHARMING. adj. In good health; often used of a woman
after her confinement. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
[5']
CHASTISE. vi). To accuse, cross question, find fault with.
[Hund. of Berk.] [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
CHATS.:6. Chips of wood, small sticks. [Hund. of Berk.]
[F. of D.] [V. of Glos.] Hence, 76., to CHAT, to
pick up chips.
CHATTERPIE.:6. A Chatterbox. [Westbury-on-Trym]
CHATTOCKS. s6. Chips of Wood. [Hund. of Berk.]
CHAUDRON. £6. The entrails of acalf. [Phelps] Stuffing
in birds sent to table. [Huntley]
CHAUM.:6. A crack or rent in the ground or awall. [V. of
Glos.] [5.] [Stow-on-Wold]
CHAUN. 26. To gape. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
CIIAW. T6. T0 chew. [Hund.of Berk.]
CHAWL. 56. A pig’s face or jowl. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.]
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CHEESE, sb. The apple-must when placed in the press. [V.
of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
CHEESE COWL, sb, A tub in which cheese is made.
CHEESE LADDER. sL The support for the milk sieve over
the cooler. [Hund. of Berk.]
CHEESES. The fruit of Malva sylvestris L. and [less
generally] M. rotundifolia L. [Britten & Holland.]
CHERRY CURDS, sb. The same as " beestings." The first
milk after calving. [Stow-on- Wold.]
CHESLE MONEY, sb. Roman brass coins found in some
places in Gloucestershire, and so called by the country
people. fHalliwell.]
CHICE. adj. Choice, particular, fastidious.
'* I bent a bit CHICE, I bent like some people alliis peckin round.
I can eat anything as comes first."
CHICKEN. Used as a plural, probably from analogy of
housen, etc. [Selsley.]
CHILD, sb. A female infant. [Brookthorpe.]
" Mercy on's, a bame ; a very pretty bame ! a boy or a CHILD,
I wonder." WinUr's TaU, III. 3
CHILDER. sb. Children.
CHILL, vb. To take the chill off. [V. of Glos.] [N.E.]
CHILVER or CHELVER. sb. A ewe one year old, but also
applied to ewe mutton. [V. of Glos.] [S.] [Hund. of
Berk.]
CHIMBLEY. sb. Chimney. [Common.]
CHIN COUGH, sb. Whooping cough. [V. of Glos.]
CHINK, sb. Chaffinch. [Hund. of Berk.]
CHIT. vb. To sprout, generally used by malsters of the first
protusion of the rootlet. [Hund. of Berk.] [S.] [S.E.]
CHIZZOM. vb. To bud, sprout, germinate. Also applied to
the first shoots in a newly-cut copse. [Hund. of Berk.]
[S.]
** I scratted up some of the beans to day, maister, and they was just
CHIZZOMED."
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CHOCK, vb. To chuck, throw. [F. of D.]
CHOCK TEETH, sb. The cheek or double teeth. [Hund.
of Berk.] [S.]
CHOG. sb. A small log or lump of wood.
CHOWL. sb, A log of wood. [Stroud.]
CHUBBY, sb. The hedge-sparrow. [Cheltenham.]
CHUCKLE-HEADED. adj\ Thick skulled. [V. of Glos.]
CHUMP, sb, A log of wood for burning. [Hund. of Berk.]
[F. ofD.] [S.]
CHUR. sb, A small alley. [Stroud.] Halliwell gives
" chore," a narrow passage between two houses.
CHURCH PIGS, sb, Woodlice. [Compton Abdale.]
CHURE. sb. An entry or passage. [Bourton.]
CHURK. sb, A cow's udder. [Hund. of Berk.]
CHURM. sb. and vb. Churn. [Hund. of Berk.] [Stow-on-
Wold. [Icomb.] [S.W.]
CINDER TEA. A hot cinder put into isl cup of water is
supposed to make a drink good for babies when troubled
with wind. [Selsley.]
CLACK, sb. Noise. [Selsley.]
*♦ She could'nt stand the CLACK of the children."
CLAM, vb. To choke up, clog, stop up.
CLAMMED, pp. Choked up, overloaded. [Hund. of Berk.]
[F. of D.]
" The miU is CLAMMED."
CLAPS, sb. A clasp. [Hund. of Berk.] [S.]
CLAT. vb. I. Cow dung. [Hund. of Berk.] [S.]
2. A clod of earth. [Dumbleton. J [Hund. of Berk.]
«* CLAT cold " as cold as a clod. [Bourton.]
CLAVEY. sb. The mantelpiece. [Common.]
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CLAY-STONE, sd. A blue and white limestone used for lime
burning.
CLEACHERS. sb. The layers of a hedge. [Hund. of Berk.]
CLEAT, sb. A wedge ; also used of a wedge-shaped slice of
bread. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
CLEE. sb. Claw. [F. of D.]
CLEW, sb, A clout, a blow. [V. of Glos.]
"Ill gie thee a CLEW o' thee yead."
CLINCHING NET. sb. ' A bag net, attached to a semi-
circular hoop, having a transverse piece, to the centre of
which a pole is fixed. The net is put gently into the
stream, and drawn towards the bank when the river is
in flood, and the fish drawn to the sides. [Heref.]
CLINKERS, sb. Deep impressions of a horse's foot. [Grose.]
CLIP. vb. To embrace. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
CLITES. Galium Aparine. L. [Britten & Holland.]
CLIVER or CLIVERS or CLEAVERS. Galium Aparine. L
[Britten & Holland.]
CLOCK, SHEPHERDS. Anagallis arvensis. L. [Britten &
Holland.]
CLOG WEED. Heracleum Sphondylium. L. [Britten &
Holland.]
CLOMBER. vb. To climb. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
[F. ofD.] [E.]
CLOSEMENTS. sb. Enclosures in Dean Forest.
CLOT, sb, A clod of earth. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
CLUBBED UP. Clogged. [Hund. of Berk.]
CLUDGY. adj. Thick, stout, compact. [Tortworth.]
CLUMBERSOME. adj. Cumbersome, bulky, clumsy. [Stow-
on -Wold.]
COAL SHUTE. sb. Coal scuttle. [Selsley.]
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COCKBAND. sb. A stickleback. [V. of Glos.]
COD, sd. The middle part of the blade of a reaping or
hedging hook, or of a sickle. [Hund. of Berk.]
CODDLE - PORTING. Fussing unnecessarily. [Glouc]
Given by ** W. C." in the Gloucester Journal, June 17 and
19, 1880.
CODLINS, or CODLINS and CREAM. Epilobium hirsutum.
L. [Britten & Holland.]
COO-TER. vd. To coo, of the pigeon. [Hund. of Berk.]
COLLEGE. The older inhabitants of Gloucester always speak
of the Cathedral as •* The COLLEGE," and the name is
preserved in "COLLEGE Green" and "COLLEGE
Court."
COLLEY. sd. Soot, dirt. TV. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.J
[F. of D.J
adj. Black. [Hund. of Berk.]
vd. . To blacken, defile. I Hund. of Berk.] [V. of
Glos.] [S.]
"Brief as the lightning in the COLLIED night."
Jdidsum, Nights Dream^ I. I.
" And passion having my best judgement COLLIED
assays to lead the way." — OtheHo^ 11. 3.
" Nor thon hast not COLLIED thy face enough, stinkard."
en Jonson. PoetcuteTy IV., 3.
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COLLEY. sh. The blackbird. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.]
COLLOGUE. vh. Pronounced CLOGUE. To consult
together, to confabulate. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
"They're always a CLOGING together." Generally used in a
bad sense.
COLLYWOBBLE. Uneven. [Hund. of Berk.]
COLT. sb. A boy articled to a clothier for three years. [Grose.]
A name given to a person who attends a Court Leet, etc..
for the first time.
He is COLTED, i.e., made to stand treat.
[Hund. of Berk.]
COLT. sh. A landslip. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
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COLT IN. vb. To subside, fall in, of earth in digging a trench,
etc. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
COMB. sb. The window stool of a casement. [Grose.]
[Halliwell.]
COMBE, sb, A valley with one inlet. [Hund. of Berk.] [V
of Glos.]
COME. Came. [Common.]
COME-BACK. sb. The accent on the second syllable. The
guinea fowl. So called from its call. [V. of Glos.]
COME HERE. Call to a cart horse to bear to the left.
•« COME HERE over." Turn off at right angles.
COMFORTABLE. adj\ Agreeable, pleasant, easy to get on
with, of a person.
COMICAL, adj. Out of sorts, very poorly. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.] [S.]
«(
COMICAL queer"
CONCEIT, vb. To think, suppose. [F. of D.] [Hund. of
Berk.]
CONE WHEAT or CONES, sb. Bearded wheat.
CONJOBBE. vb. To mend in a bungling manner. Given by
•*W.C." in the Gloucester Journal ^ June 19 and July 17, 1880.
COOCH or COOCH GRASS. Triticum repens. L. [Britten
& Holland.]
COOCH and CORNER. Nook and cranny. [Glouc]
COOK. vb. To throw. [Grose.]
COOP UP. vb. To pucker up.
COOTEN. sb. A stupid fellow. [F. of D.]
" You be a regFar COOTEN."
COOTEN. vb. To ''squirm." [Glouc]
COPHEAP. vb. To heap up at the top. [Phelps.]
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CORD, sb, A measure of fire-wood, 4ft. by 8ft. by 3ft. Pro-
nounced card. [V. of Glos.] [Hand, of Berk.] [F. of D.]
CORD WOOD. sb. The small upper branches of trees, used
for fuel or charcoal. [V. of Glos.] F. of D.]
CORMOUS. adj. e,g,y " They be CORMOUS little beggars to
eat ; " said of children with large appetites. [Brookthorpe.]
CORNEL, sb. .Comer. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
CORNOBBLE. vb. To beat on the head. [Phelps.]
CORROSION, sb. Incrustation; the deposit on a boiler
would be called "CORROSION;" so also "CORRODED."
[V. of Glos.]
COSSET LAMB. sb. A Iamb brought up by hand.
COT HOUSEN. sb. Cottages. [Hazleton.]
COUCH or COUCH GRASS. A name given to several
creeping grasses, but most usually to Triticum repens.
L. [Britten & Holland.]
COUNT, vb. To think, reckon, suppose. [Common.]
COURT, sb. Any yard. [Common.]
COURT HOUSE, sb. The manor place, so called because
the lord held his manor there. [V. of Glos.] [Hund.
of Berk.]
Farm houses in Gloucestershire are often called ** COURTS."
COW and CALF. The flowers of Arum maculatum. [Ched-
worth.] [Britten & Holland.]
COW CLOGWEED. Heracleum spondylium. L. [Britten &
Holland.]
COWERD MILK. sb. Milk as it comes from the cow.
[Hund. of Berk.]
COW GROUND, sb. A cow pasture. [Hund. of Berk.]
COWL. sb. A tub. [Hund. of Berk.]
A '* WASH COWL " is a tub on wheels for pigs' wash.
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COW LEECH, sb. A cattle doctor.
COW PARSLEY. Anthriscus sylvestris. Hoffm. [Britten &
Holland.]
COWPLAT, sb, A cow dung.
COW'S KNOB. sb. A metal tip put on a cow's horn. [Hund.
of Berk.]
COWSLIP, JERUSALEM. Pulmonaria officinalis. L. [Britten
& Holland.]
COW VETCH. Vicia Cracca. L. [Britten & Holland.]
COXY. adj. Restive, of a horse.
CRAB. vb. I. To make a person cross or crabbed.
2. To speak " crabbily." [General.]
** He nearly CRABBED my head off."
CRAB WORT. sb. Sour cider.
CRACKS. " I can't tell no CRACKS of myself," means that
I cannot give a very good account of my health.
[Dumbleton.]
CRAIKY. adj. Weak, infirm, shaky. [V. of Glos.]
CRANE, sb. A heron. [V. of Glos.]
CRANE, sb. A small iron frame fitted on the grate, to suspend
pots, etc., from. [Hund. of Berk.]
CRANK, sb. The dead branch of a tree. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.]
CRANK, sb. Curious, odd. [Hund. of Berk.J
" He uses some of the C RANKEST words you ever heard.'*
CRASS, adj. Cantankerous, peevish; apparently a curious
pronunciation of "cross." [Stow.]
CRASS WINDER. sb. A stone with a twisted surface.
[Bourton.]
CRATCH, sb. A rack for hay, etc ; also the rack at the back
of a carrier's cart. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
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CRAZY. The name seems to be commonly applied to the three
species of Ranunculus. R. acris, R. btdbosus, and R. repens
L. are included under this name. L. [Britten & Holkmd.]
CREAM SLICE, sb* A wooden knife, somewhat in the shape
of a table knife ; length, 12 or 14 inches. [Marshall.]
CRICK and CORNER. Nook and cranny. [Hand, of Berk.]
CRIMP, adj. Crisp. [Hund. of Berk.]
CRINCH. s6. A small bit, a morsel. [V. of Glos.] [Hond.
of Berk.]
CRINKS or CRINKETS. sb. Refuse apples. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.]
CRIP, sb. To crop, of the hair. [Hund. of Berk.]
CROODLE. vb. To bend, to cower. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
" To CROODLE over the fire,"
CROOK LUG or CRUCK LUG. sb. A long, hooked stick,
used for pulling down dead branches. [Hund. of Berk.]
CROPE, rb. Crept. [Hund. of Berk.]
CROUST. sb. Crust.
CRO\\T)Y. sb. Rough soup made from pig's head. [Ashbee.]
CROW^^ED. rb. A pollard is said by the woodwards to be
" CROWNED " when the rind has healed over the wound.
[E.]
CROWNER. sb. Coroner. [General.]
CROW TEND. rb. Pronounced as in "how." To scare
rooks. [Hund. of Berk.] [N.E.]
CRUDDLE. rb. To curdle. [V. of Glos.]
CRL DDLE. rb. To crouch up in a comer, nestle.
CRUDS. sb. Curds. [V, of Glos,] [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of
•^CRUDS and wbev."
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CRUMBER. sd. A draining scoop, shaped like an L, for
removing the ** crumbs." [Hund. of Berk.]
CRUMBNING BIT. sd. A small bit. [Phelps.]
CRUMBS, sb. The bits of earth left in making a drain.
[Hmid. of Berk.]
CRUNCH, sb. e.g„ A CRUNCH of bread and cheese.
CRUTCH. CRATCH, or SCRATCH, sb, A tool used by
thatchers. [Hund. of Berk.]
It is a stick about four feet long, with a V end, used for conveying
the " helms " for thatching. One point of the V ^^s a stick
with a hooked end attached to it. When the straw is placed
in the crutch, the ends of the V arc somewhat drawn together,
and the hook is caught round the other point, and holds the
straw tight.
CUB. sb. A coop for poultry, a rabbit hutch, a^ cattle crib.
[Common.]
CUB UP. vb. To coop up, confine for space. [V. of Glos.]
[N.E.] [S.]
CUCKOLD, sb. The seed pod of the Burdock. [Hund. of
Berk.]
CUCKOO or CUCKOOS. Cardamine pratensis. L. [Britten
& Holland.]
CUCKOO'S BREAD and CHEESE, sb. Wood sorrel. [V. of
Glos.]
CUCKOO FLOWER. Cardamine pratensis. L. [Britten &
Holland.]
CUCKOO'S FOOTMAN or CUCKOO'S FOWL. The wry-
neck. Yunx Torquilla. [Swainson.]
CUCKOO or CUCKOO'S MEAT. Oxalis Acetosella. L.
[Britten & Holland.]
CUCKOO'S VICTUALS. Wood sorrel. [Hund. of Berk.]
Cuckoo is generally pronounced ** guckoo."
CUE. sb. An ox shoe for travelling; hence, **to CUE."
[Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.] [S.]
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CULL. $6. The miller’s thumb, bull head. [Huntley]
[Grose.] [Phelps] [HalliwelL]
CULLINS. s6. Small grains of corn winnowed out, used for
poultry. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
CULLS. s6. The worst of a lot of lambs picked out. [Hund.
of Berk.]
CUPPIES or COPPIES. s6. Chickens. [Selsley]
CURFLUMMOX. Used of a heavy fall; “ He come down
CURFLUMMOX.”
CURIOUS. adj. Nice, dainty. [Hund. of Berk.]
CURST. adj. Ill-temperedjwhimsical. [V. of Glos.] [F. ofD.]
In America, “ cussed ” is applied to one who indulges in obstinate
whims.
“You lie, in faith, for you are called plain Kate, and bonny Kate,
and sometimes, Kate the CURST.”
Taming of the Shrew, Act. 1/. SC. I.
CUST. adj. Sharp-witted. [V. of Glos.]
CUT.:6. The second swarm of bees in the same season.
[Hund. of Berk.]
CUT. The Stroud canal is commonly called the “C UT.”
[Selsley.]
CUTLINS. s6. Oatmeal grits.
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D
This letter commonly takes the place of "TH " before the letter R
as dree,
drow, dresh, &Cm in tne Potest of Dean and the Southern parts of the
County.
On the other hand DD sometimes becomes TH [DH] as lather for ladder,
fother for fodder, etc. [Stow-on- Wold]. D is added to some words, as wind
for wine, sould for soul, bamed for bom, gownd for gown, millerd for miller,
etc. This appears to be common throughout the County.
DAAK. vb. To dig up weeds. [Hund. of Berk.]
DABBIT. sb, A small quantity. [Grose.]
DABBLY. adj. Wet. rainy. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
DAB IN THE FIST is a bribe or gratuity.
DABS. sL Bits. [Glouc]
" My hands is just like DABS of ice."
DADDES. sb. A chUd's word for the hands. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.] Sometimes DANNIES. [F. of D.]
DADDLE. vb. To dawdle, loiter. [Hund. of Berk.]
DADCOCK. sb. Rotten or decayed wood. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.J
DADDOCKY. adj. Decayed, of wood; also inferior. [Common.]
"As DADDOCKY as a kex."
DAFFODILLY, sb. Daffodil. These grow in enormous
quantities in some parts of the county, and are sent off
by tons to the large towns.
DAG. Pronunciation of " dig " and " dug "
DAGGED. adj. Weary. [Lysons.]
DAGGERS, sb. Icicles. [Dumbleton.]
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DAGGLE TAIL. Draggle tail. [Hund. of Berk.]
DAISY MOON. Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum. L. [Britten
& Holland.]
DALL. A mild oath.
" DALLED if I know."
DAMP, vb. To drizzle. ' [E.]
DAP. vb. To bounce or bound. Used of hurried motion.
[Hund. of Berk.] [S.W.]
DAP DOWN, vb, I . vb. a. To jot down.
2. vb, n. To move briskly.
" DAP DOWN into the cellar, and fetch up a jug of dder."
DARGIN. sb. Dragon. [Hazleton.]
DARRICKY. adj. Rotten. [Halliwell.] ["Ryknield" in
Gloucester Journal, May 29 and June 12, 1880.J
DASS. vb. Dash, confound. A mild imprecation.
DAUGHTER LAW. Daughter in law. [Hund. of Berk.]
DAUBY, adj. Damp, sticky, clammy, doughey. [V. of GIos.]
[Hund. of Berk.]
DAWK. vb. To drive a sharp instrument into anything.
[Hund. of Berk.]
DAWKES. sb. A slattern. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
DAWNY. adj. Damp, soft, sticky, in perspiration. [Hund. of
Berk.]
DAY-WOMAN, sb, Dair>Tnaid. [Hund. of Berk.]
** For this damsel, I must keep her at the park ; she is allowed fo'
DAY-WOMAN."
Lov^s Labour Lost^ Act II. Sc. IL
DEAD, vb. Faint, unconscious. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. ofD.]
*< I was DEAD ** sounds rather astonishing from a lining person.
** I was took DEAD " is also used. The fact of a person
being deceased is alwaj's expressed as "He's GrONE DEAD."
DEAD AS A NIT. Dead as a doornail. [Common.]
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DEADLY, adv. Extremely, in a bad sense. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.]
" Black snfles be out DEADLY." A sign of rain.
[Hazleton.]
DEAD MAN'S FINGERS. Orchis mascula. L.
DEAD MAN or MEN'S HAND. Orchis mascula. L. [Britten &
HoUand.]
DEALS or DALES, sb. The teats of a sow. [V. of Glos.]
[Hand, of Berk.]
DEATS. sh. Teats of a pig. * [Phelps.]
DEBUT, sb, A term used by the salmon fishermen on the
Severn.
The DEBUT LINE is the name of the first line thrown out of the
boat to a man on the bank, as the boat is pulled across the
river, casting out the net all the way. When the boat reaches
the opposite bank, the line attached to the other end of the
net is thrown from the boat to a man on the top of the bank
called a MUNTLEM AN, this line being called the MUNTLE.
The MUNTLEMAN drags the net till he comes to the
landing place or float ; he then throws the line into the rirer,
and the next line the BELCHE is used immediately to pull the
net over to the place of landing, and by this process shuts up
the month of the net, and encloses any fish SMrimming withm
the bag of the net as it floats down stream.
DEEPNERS. sb. Craft, cunning. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
DEFICIENT. !>., IN DEFICIENT OF means, instead of.
[Dumbleton.]
DEG. vb. To dig. [Hund. of Berk.]
DELLFIN. sb, A low place overgrown with greenwood.
[Hund. of Berk.]
DENIAL, sh. Injury, drawback. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of
D.] [N.E.]
DESIGHT. sb, A blemish, eyesore, unsightly object. [V. of
Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
DESPERD. adj. Desperate, extremely. [Common.]
DEVIL IN A BUSH. Nigella damascena. L. [Britten &
Holland.]
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DE\1L SCREECHERS. sb. Swifts.
DE^^L'S GUTS. Casaita, varioiis s^cdes^ espedallj C.
Europoea L. [Britten & Holland.]
DEVOXSHIRE BEAUTY. A white dwarf garden species of
Ililox. [Britten & Holland.]
DEW-BIT. Pronoonced dyow. The first food in the morning,
not so substantial as breakfast. [Hand, of Berk.] [F.
of D.]
DEY-HOUSE. x^. Pronoonced dev'os- The dainr. [Hand,
of Berk.] [S.]
DIBS. sb. Pfebbles. [Hand, of Berk.]
DIGHT. r^., " a DIGHT of a bodj,^ a proud thing, of a
woman. [Selsler.]
DUX. Vida hirsuta. [Britten & Holland.]
DILUXG PIG or DOLLY PIG. The weakly pig of a litter.
[Stow-on- Wold. J
DILLS, sb. The same as DEALS. A sow*s teats. [Stow-on-
Wold.]
DILLY. sb, A sort of light truck. [Hand, of Berk.]
DINXH PICK. lb. A three-pronged fort used for loading
dung. [Glouc.j
DING. r^. To work hard.
" I was tired, tw I had bin DDCGDT awar aal nigbt and aal day."
R^^^^ar Fiam^kmmMm*s I'isit to Lm§dam, f. 40.
DINGLE D.\NGLE. vh. To dangle looselr. [Hund. of
Berk.]
DINKET. r^. To dandle a baby. [^Siow-on-Wold.]
Also DINK. [Icomb.j
DIP. adj. Deep, cunning, crafty. ^HunJ. of Berk.]
DIRT. r^. To dirty. ]A'. of Glos.] [Hund of Berk.]
'* Don't toodi that, or jxxill DIRT your bncen.**
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DISANNUL, vb. To annul, to dispossess. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.] A reduplication of the
sense.
DISGRUNTLED. Discomposed. [HalliwelL] [Rjknield in
Gloucester Journal y May 29 and June 12, 1880.]
DISMAL, adv. Any evil in excess. [V. of Glos.] Hund. of
Berk.]
DISMOLISH. vb. To demolish. [Hund. of Berk.]
DITHER, vb. To tremble, to get dizzy or confused. [V. of
Glos.] [F. ofD.]
DO. This auxiliary is almost invariably used in the present
tense of verbs, " I do like," ** I do feel," " I do
know,"
" When you do come," and even " They do be fighting up
yonder." The same usage occurs in some German
dialects, e.g., the old Swabish song.
Keine Rose, kdne Nelke
Kann blohen so schdn
Als wenn zwd verliebte seelen
Bei einander THUN stehn.
DID is also used in the same way as " I did go " for I
went.
DOCITY. sb. Docility, quick comprehension. [Glouc] [V.
of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
DOCK OFF. vb. To deduct from. [V. of Glos.]
DOCKSY. sb. An over-dressed woman. [Stow-on-Wold.]
" Look at that old DOCKSY, how her's drawed out 1 *'
DOCTOR, sb. An apothecary.
DODMENT. sb. The grease which runs from the axles of
waggons, bell sockets, etc. [Stow-on-Wold.] Called in
the "Low Country" BAD or BAND.
DOER. sb. Pronounced like " poor."
DOG SPITTER. sb. A tool for uprooting docks and " boar
thistles." [Hund. of Berk.]
DOLLOP, sb. A lump of anything. [Common.]
$$ OIX>.SSAJtY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE DIALECT.
DON. a^//\ Principal, chief.
** This is the DON place in the viOjige.'*
DOPPET. vd. To play a musical instrument jerkilv. ^Icomb.]
DORMOUSE, sb. The bat, because he sleeps in winter.
[Huntley.]
DOSSETY. Sleepy, or going rotten; of apples or peaiSw ^mid.
of Berk.]
DOUirr. vd. To think, beliew, ^Y. of Glosw^ [F. of DJ
DOUGH KIVER. x,\ The tivu^h la which doogfi is made.
[Sto\v-on-\Vold/
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GLOSSARY or Gmucnsnnsnru Dunner.
DON. adj. Principal, chief.
.. This is the DON place in the village.”
DOPPET. 116. To play a musical instrument jerkily. [Icomh]
DORMOUSE.:6. The bat, because he sleeps in winter.
[Huntley.]
DOSSETY. Sleepy, or going rotten; of apples or pears. [Hund.
of Berk.]
DOUBT. 116. To think, believe. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
DOUGH KIVER.:6. The trough in which dough is made.
[Stow-on-Wold.]
DOUST.:6. Dust. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.] [5.]
DOUSTING. ii. Dusting, thrashing. [Hund. of Berk.]
‘ [F. of D.]
DOUT. 126. To put outalight. [General]
“ Mount them, and make incision in their hides;
'Ihat their hot blood may spin in English eyes,
And DOU'I‘ them with superfluous courage; ha ! ”
Henry K, iv. 2.
DOUTERS.:6. Snufiers. [Henbury.] [S.W.]
DOUTY. adj. Sleepy; of pears.
DOWLE.:6. Down on a feather, the first appearance of hair.
[V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
“ as diminish
One DOWLE that’s in my plume.”
Terrified, iii. 3.
DOWN. The wind is said to be DOWN when it is S., S.W., or
W.; and UP when it is N., N.E., or E. DOWNHILL
is used in the same sense.
DOWN ALONG. Gone off to some distance. [Hund. of Berk.]
DOWN ARG. vb. To contradict, to argue in an overbearing
manner. [Hund. of Berk.] [S.]
DOWSETS.:6. Testes. [Phelps]
DOYLE. 116. To look A-DOYLE. To squint. [Grose.]
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DRAFT, sb. Two and a-half cwt. of coal.
DRAIL. sb. A notched iron projecting from the beam of a
plough, to which the horses are hitched, and by which the
width of the furrow is regulated. [Hund. of Berk.]
DRAUGHT. " Mind your DRAUGHT " means " take another
glass."
DRAVE. The same word as " THRAVE," a truss of straw. [F. of
D.] [Hund. of Berk.] [W.C] In Gloucester Journal, June
19 and July 17, 1880, gives "DRATHE" a number. Also,
a flock of animals, a crowd. [Huntley.]
DRAVLE. vb. To dribble. [Hund. of Berk.]
DRAWED OUT. Got up, bedizened. [Stow-on- Wold.]
DRAY. sb. A sledge without wheels. [Hund. of Berk.]
DRAYBLING. sb. A dribbling child. [Phelps.]
DREAMHOLES. sb. Openings left in the walls of steeples,
towers, bams, etc., for admission of light. [Grose.]
[Halliwell]
I have been unable to meet with anyone who knows this word.
DREATEN. vb. To threaten. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
DRED or DRID. sb. Thread. [Hund. of Berk.]
DREE. adj. and sb. Three. [Common.]
DRENCH. e.g. " A DRENCH of cold," i.e., a catarrh. More
rarely, DRUNGE. [Selsley.]
DRESH. vb. To thrash. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
DRESHEL, a flail. [F. of D.] [S.]
DREVE ARTER. vb. To pursue. [Hund. of Berk.]
DRIBBLE, vb. To drizzle. [Hund. of Berk.]
DRIBS and DRABS, BY. adj. In driblets. [Glouc]
DRIFT, sb. Road scrapings. [Hund. of Berk.]
DRILLOCK. sb. A gutter by a road side. [Selsley.]
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DRINK, sd. Beer or cider. [Hund. of Berk.] [V. of Glos.]
" Its a drop of very good DRINK." Hence, DRINK HOUSE,"
the bam or store where cider is kept.
DRIZZLE. " I hates to see a poor dumb animal, t\e., a dog,
DRIZZLIN after a conveyance." [Corse.]
I cannot be certain that this word was not invented by the speaker.
DROCK. sd. The same as DRUFF, Q. V. [Hund. of
Berk.]
DROCK. sd. The iron piece to which the horses were hitched
on the old long-tailed ploughs. [Hund. of Berk.]
DROMEDARY, sb. Used like " donkey," to express stupidity.
DROO. prep. Through. [Hund. of Berk.]
DROP OUT. vd. To fall out, quarrel. [Hund. of Berk.]
[F. of D.]
DROUGH. adj. Thorough. [Phelps.]
DROW. vd. To throw. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
DROXY. adj. Decayed, rotten; of wood, roots, etc. [V. of
Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
DRUFF. sb. A covered drain, generally one built of rough
masonry. [Hund. of Berk.J
DRUM. vb. To beat soundly; hence **a DRUMMING," a
thrashing.
DRUNCH. vb. To drench ; in both senses. [Hund. of Berk.]
" I were regularly DRUNCHED dowfl."
DRUNGE. vb. To embarrass, perplex by numbers. [Huntley.]
DRUV. pre/, and p.p. of drive.
DRYTH. sb. Dryness. [Glouc]
** There's not enough DRYTH in that shed to keep the tricycle from
rusting.*'
DTHONG. sb. Painful pulsation. [Huntley.]
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DUB. vb. To throw. [V. of Glos.] [Bourton.] [Stow-on-
Wold.]
" What's thee DUBBIN at ? "
DUB. vb. To strike cloth with teazles, in order to raise the
flock or nap. [Halliwell.]
DUBBED, adj. Blunted ; the opposite of " peckied." [Stow-
on-Wold.]
DUBBY, adj. Dumpy, short, and thick. [Hund. of Berk.]
DUBEROUS. adj. Doubtful. [Hund. of Berk.]
Also DUBERSOME.
DUBITOUS. adj. Dubious. [Hund. of Berk.]
DUCK'S FOUST. sb. Drizzling rain.
DUDDLE. vb. To stun with noise. [Huntley.]
DUDMAN. sb. A scarecrow. [Common.]
DUFF. Flop, used of a heavy fall or sudden blow. [Hund. of
Berk.] [F. of D.]
" He fell down DUFF."
"He went DUFF into the water."
DUFFY, adj. Heavy, stupid. [Hund. of Berk.]
DUGGLED. adj. Wet and draggled. [Hund. of Berk.]
DULKIN or DELKIN. sb. A dell or dingle, with water at
the bottom. [Hund. of Berk.]
DUMB NETTLE. Lamium album. L. [Britten & Holland.]
DUMBLEDORE. sb. A bumble bee. [Hund. of Berk.] [S.]
" Like a DUMBDLEDORE in a pitcher ** is said of a person whose
voice is indistinct.
DUMMEL. adj. Dull, stupid, heavy. [Common.]
•* As DUMMEL as a donkey."
"As DUMMEL as a bittle."
DUMP. sb. A dumpling. [Hund. of Berk.]
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DUNCH-DUNNY. adj. Deaf; also heavy, dull, stupid.
[Common.]
)UNCH, /.^., deaf. [Smyth's Berkeley MSS.]
DUNCH. sh. A poke or thrust. [Glouc] [F. of D.]
DUNCH DUMPLING, sh, A hard or plain pudding, made
of flour and water. [Hund. of Berk.]
DUNG PUT. sL A dung cart. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.]
DUNS PICK, sh, A dung fork. [N.E.]
DUP. vh. To open. [V. of Glos.] [E.]
"DUP the door."
** Then up he rose, and donned his clothes,
And DUPPED the chamber door."
Hamlet, tv, 5.
DUP and SHET. Used of a short winter day, /.^., open and
shut. [Miserden.]
DURE. vb. To endure. [F. of D.] [Tortworth.]
DURGAN. sb. A name for an undersized horse in a large
team. [Hund. of Berk.] [Huntley.]
DURRIED. Probably the same as ** duthered," confused.
[Selsley.]
DUSK TIME. sb. Evening. [Dumbleton.]
DUTHERED [UP.] p.p. All of a muddle, confused, bothered.
[Common.]
DUTHERING. sb. A feeling of confusion in the head. [V.
of Glos.] [F. of D.]
DUTHERY. adj. Muddled, dim, indistinct. [V. of Glos.]
DWA-AL. vb. To wander in mind. [Huntley.]
DWAM. vb. To faint away, [Huntley.] [V. of Glos.]
DYUD. Pronunciation of dead. [V. of Glos.]
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E
This letter is pronounced A in the Hundred of Berkeley. In repeating the
alphabet, EE often becomes short I, as bif for beef, wick for week, tith for
teeth.
EAN or YEAN. vb. To bring forth lambs.
ECKLE. sh. The green woodpecker. [Stow-on- Wold.]
EDDER. sb. The adder. [F. of D.]
EDDISH, sb. I. Aftermath.
2. Ncwlv-cut stubble.
3. A crop taken out of course.
[Hund. of Berk.]
EDGE. "At the EDGE of night" is used for "at nightfall."
[V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
EDGE ON. adj\ Eager for. [Phelps.]
EEVER or HEAVER, sb. A drop stile, the bar of which has
to be lifted to make a passage. [Hund. of Berk.]
EEVER GRASS, sb, A species of tussock.
EFFOCK. sb. The newt. [Dumbleton.]
EGG HOT. sb. Egg flip. [V. of Glos.] [E.]
EGG - PEG BUSHES. Prunus spinosa. L. [Britten &
Holland.]
EGGS and BACON. Linaria vulgaris. Mill. [Britten &
Holland.]
EIRV. adj. Used of a tall, clean-grown timber sapling.
[Huntley.]
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ELBOWS.:6. The shoulder joints of cattle. [Hund. of
Berk.]
ELBOW. “ He always had a crooked ELBOW” is said of a
man who has been a drunkard from his youth. [Dumbleton.]
ELDER.:6. The udder. [F. of D.]
ELDERN. adj. Elder.
ELEVENS.:6. Workmcn’s eleven o'clock lunch.
ELLERN.:6. An elder tree. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
ELLUM.:6. The elm. [Hund. of Berk.] [S.] Also the
elder. [F of D.]
ELMEN. adj. Made of elm. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
[F. of D.]
“ An ELMEN tree."
ELVERS.:6. The fry of eels.
'l hese come up the Severn in great shoals with' the flood tide, and
are in season in March and April. Fried with fat bacon and
flour, they are a favourite dish in Gloucester. The price
ranges from one penny to four pence a pound.
EMMET.:6. An ant. [Common]
EMMET—TUMP. .16. An anthill. [Hund. of Berk.] [S.W.]
“ So thycke hii come, that the lond over all hii gone fulle,
As thycke as AMETEN crepeth in an AMETE HULLE.”
Rob. qf Giana, page 296.
EMP. 06. To empty. [V. of Glos.] ERIPT. [F. of D.]
EM PT. adj. Empty. [Selsley.]
END.:6. A piece of broadcloth when on the loom. A
factory makes so many ENDS of cloth a week. [Selsley.]
ENEWST OF ENEWSTNESS. Much of a muchness. [Phelps]
ENOW. adv. Enough. [V. of Glos.]
ENTENY.:6. Entry. The main doorway of a house. Always
thus mispronounced. [Hund. of Berk.]
EQUAL, ICQUAW or EECKWALL.:6. The green wood-
pecker. [l-luntl. of Berk.] [1“. of D.] [Stroud.]
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ERE A. adv. A, any, one ; " Have you ERE A knife."
ER'N. Ere a one.
ET. Order to a horse to go further off. [Selsley.]
ETTLES or KETTLES, sb. Nettles. [Hund. of Berk.]
[F. of D.] [S.]
EEVE. vb. [Heave?] To become damp. EEVY damp of
walls or stone floors, a sign of rain or great heat. [Hund.
of Berk.]
EVERY, sb. A kind of grass. [Hund. of Berk.]
EVERY YEARS LAND. sb. Common fields cropped year
after year, v^ithout one year's fallow. [Marshall. J
EVERY OTHERUN [One] ) .u . re. mj xa i
EVERY OTHERUN [Day] 1 ^^^^te. [Stow-on-Wold.]
EVET. sb. A newt. [Hund. of Berk.] [S.]
EYE. sb. A brood of pheasants. [Huntley.]
" I never got an EYE " is a phrase I haye heard used in Gloucester
of a hen which has failed to hatch a sitting of eggs. Has
this any connection with EI an egg ?
EYE. vb. To glance at or over. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.] [F. of D.]
EX. sb. A axle or axis. [Hund. of Berk.]
EX. vb. To ask. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
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FADING STROKE, sb. Paralysis.
The Rev. D. Royce says this word was told him by a lady at
Maugtrsbury, but ne has no other authority for it.
FADDY. adj\ Full of whims and fancies. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.]
FAGGING, vb. Cutting the stubble with a short scythe.
[Hund. of Berk.]
FAGGOT, sb. A term of reproach used to women and
children. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
FAGGOT, sb. A meat ball, made of pigs' liver and fry.
[Glouc] [E.]
FAGS. in/. Faith! [Phelps.]
FAINTY. adj. Faint. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
FAIR and TIDY. Fair and square. [F. of D.]
FAIRISH, adv. Pretty well.
«• How be you ? •• Oh. I be FAIRISH [virish], thankee."
FALL. sb. A veil. [Glouc]
FALL. vb. To fell, of timber. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.] [N.E.]
FALL BACK. sb. A hindrance, contretemps. [V. of Glos.]
FALLING WEATHER. Used of an expectation of rain. [V.
of Glos.] [F. of D.J
FALLOW-FIELD, sb. A common-field, which is occasionally
fallowed, in distinction to ''EVERY YEAR'S LAND/'
[Ilalliwcll.] TMarshall.]
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FALTER. t6. To fail in health. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
FAMMEL. v6. To be famished, [V. of Glos.] [Dumbleton.]
[E.] [Hazleton.]
FANTEAGUE. sd. A state of excitement or ill-humour.
[V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
FANTOMY. adj. Faint. [Winterboumc.]
"I should hare gone to church, but felt so FANTOMY like I
couldn't."
FARM OUT. v6. To clear or cleanse out, as a stable, etc.
[Stow-on-Wold.] [Icomb.]
This word seems to be restricted to this part of the County.
FARN. Reris aquilina. L. [Britten & Holland.]
FATCH or FATCHES. Vicia sativa. L. [Britten & Holland.]
FAT-HEN. Capsella Bursa-pastoris. L. [Britten & Holland.]
FATHER-LAW. sd. Father-in-law.
FATTAHS. sb. The fruit of the hawthorn. [Amberley.]
FAVOUR. v6. To resemble in feature. [Common.]
FAZLE OUT. vd. To ravel out. [Dumbleton.]
FEATHER, vd. To bring a hedge up to a nice point. [Hund.
of Berk.]
FEATHERFOLD. sd. The plant feverfew. [Hund. of Berk.]
FEATHERFOY. Pyrethrum Parthenium. L. [Britten &
Holland.]
FEATURE, vb. To resemble in appearance. TV. of Glos.l
[F. of D.]
FEGGY DUMP. s&. Plum pudding. [Hund. of Berk.]
FELLET. gee VELLET.
FELT, sd. The redwing. [V. of Glos.]
The fieldfare. [Hund. of Berk.]
FEXD. vd. To forbid. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
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FENEAGUE or FERNAIGUE. vb. To shirk, play truant
So to shirk work whilst pretending to do it.
For instance, if two men are hea\*ing a hea\7 weight, and one of
them pretends to be putting out his strength, though in reality
leaving all the strain on the other, he is said to FENEAGUE.
FERN-OWL. sh. The goat-sucker. [Halliwell.] [Ryknield
in Gloucester Journal y May 29th and June 12, 1880 J.
FETTERLOCK or VETTERLOCK. sb. Fetlock. [V. of
Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
FETCH, vh, e,g,, to FETCH a blow. [V. of Glos.]
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FETTLE, vb. To put in order. [Common.]
•' FETTLE your five joints 'gainst Thursday next.
To go with Paris to St. Peter's Church.**
Romeo and JuHet^ Act, iii.^ Sc. 5.
Some editions read " settle.**
FEW. !>., "A good FEW." a good many. [V. of Glos.] [F.
of D.] [Hund. of Berk.]
FIELD, sb, A ploughed field, as distinguished from pasture.
[Hund. of Berk.]
FILBEARD. sb. Filbert. [V. of Glos.]
FILLS, sb. The shafts ; hence, FILLER, the shaft horse. [V.
of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
" Come your wavs, come your ways : an' you draw backward, we'll
put you i'the FILLS."
Troilus and Cressida^ Act iii,, Sc. 2.
FILTHY or VILTFIY. sb. Filth of any kind ; also used of
weeds in ploughed land. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk]
FILTHY, adj. Covered with weeds. [Hund. of Berk.]
FIND OF. 7)b, neut. To feci, experience a sensation of every-
thing. [V. of Glos.] [Hand, of Berk.] [F. of D.]
[S.]
«* You may'nt f'iel it now, but you'll FIND OF it by and bye."
FIRE BRAND, sb. The redstart. [F. of D.]
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FIRE LEAVES. In Gloucestershire the name is given to the
varieties of Plantain, more especially to the Plantago
media. [Britten & Holland.]
FIRE NEW. adj. Brand new. [V. of Glos.] [N.E.]
FIRE TAIL. sh. The redstart. [Tortworth.]
FIREWEED. Vide FIRELEAVES.
FIRM ASLEEP. " Fast asleep" is never used. [V. of Glos.]
FIRST. Used at the end of a sentence in place of such
expressions as ** before it is," " before you do," etc.
" Is that job finished ? It won't be long P'IRST."
** Your present dividend is 40 shillings a year, and I do not hold out
the expectation that you will get more than that ; I do rot
say you never will, but it will be some years FIRST."
[Gloucester Chronic W],
It is also used in the sense of ** rather.** "He says he'll keep 'em
FIRST."
FISTLE. vb. To fidget. [Selsley.]
FIT or VIT. Feet.
FITCHER. sb, A pole cat. [V. of Glos.]
"1697. Hor Hegogs and Fichers. i. 1 1." Extracts from the
Accounts of the Churchwardens of Eastington. Gloucester-
shire N. dr- Q,
FITCHET. sb. A ferret.
FITTLE. sb. Victuals. [V. of Glos.]
FIVE FINGER GRASS. Potentilla reptans. L. [Ched-
worth.] [Britten & Holland.]
FLAKE or VLAKE HURDLE, sb. A wattled hurdle. [V.
of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.] [E.]
FLAKETT. sb. A wicker hurdle. [Phelps.]
FLANNIN. sb. Flannel. [V. of Glos.]
FLARE, sb. The membrane covered with fat in a pig's
stomach. [Hund. of Berk.]
FLASK, sb. A basket or frail. [Hund. of Berk.] [S.]
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FLAT. r6. A hollow in a field. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.]
FLAY.:6. To pare turf from meadow land with a breast
plough. [Hund. of Berk.]
FLED. [In]. of to fly; flew.
FLEET. 76. To gutter; of a candle. [Hund. of Berk.]
FLEX. r6. The plural of flea. [V. of Glos.]
FLICK. r6. 1. The hasty snap of a greyhound when he fails
to secure the hare. [Huntley.]
2. The membrane covered with fat in a pig’s
stomach. [Hund.of Berk.] [8.]
FLICKETS or FLICKUTS.:6. Little pieces. [Hund. of
Berk.]
“ All to FLICKUTS."
FLIMP. 16. To limp. [Gloria] [Hund. of Berk.]
FLIRT.:6. To flutter. [Glouc.] [Hund. of Berk.]
“I’m afraid the paper must have FLIRTED into the fire.”
FLISK. r6. A slight shower. [Hund. of Berk.]
FLISK. v6. To whisk, switch, or throw about. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.]
“ Don’t get FLISKING that com about."
A horse or cow is said to FLISK its tail.
FLITTER-MOUSE. x6. Abat. [Dumbleton]
FLIZZIE. r6. Ablaze.
“I thought as how the pleace med be 331 of a FLIZZIE."
Roger Plawman‘r 2nd Visit to Landon, p. 32.
FLOATSOME. s6. Timber accidentally carried off by a flood.
[Hund. of Berk.]
FLOP. 36. Dew. [Hazletonfl “A dealy FLOP,” a. heavy
dew.
FLOWER KNOT. 36. A flower bed.
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FLOWER POT. sb. A nosegay. [Icomb.]
FLOWSE, FLOWSING. adj. Flowing, flaunting. [Huntley.]
FLUMMOCK. sb. A slovenly person. [F. of D.]
FLUMP. Plum. [Phelps.] [.? Plumb.]
FLUSH or FLESHY, adj. Fledged ; of birds. [Common.]
FLUTTER, sb. A litter. [Halliwell.] [RyVm^id \n Gloucesier
Journal, May 29 and June 12, 1880 J
FLY FLOWERS, i. All species of orchis, except O. mascula.
2. Prunella vulgaris. L.
[Britten & Holland.]
FOB. sb. A little bunch of tuft, as of wool, etc.
FODDERING CORD. sb. A hair and hemp cord used for
binding up hay to take out to beasts. [Hund. of Berk.]
FODDERING GROUND, sb. A small dry field near the
homestead. [Hund. of Berk.]
PODGE, sb. A small bundle. [Hund. of Berk.]
FOG. sb. A kind of grass which grows in boggy ground. In
the Hundred of Berkeley, FOG or VOG denotes the old
grass stalks left in a pasture. [Common.]
FOILAGE. sb. Foliage. [Glouc. old.]
FOLED. Slipped ; of ground. [Phelps.]
FOLLOW ON. vb. To resemble; '* That'll FOLLOW ON
very well," means it will match what has gone before.
FOOLHARDINESS. sb. Nonsense, stupidity. [Glouc] [S.]
FOOLHARDY, adj. Foolish, stupid. Not rash.
FORE-RIGHT. Opposite to. [Huntley.]
FORE-SPUR. sb. The fore leg of pork. [Hund. of Berk.]
FOR WHY. Because, on account of. [V. of Glos.] [Hund.
of Berk.] . Also, for what reason. " I don't see FOR
WHY he should do it." [V. of Glos.]
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FOT. pp. of to fetch; “ Our volkes bin and FOT up two
casties of cider this momin’.” [Common]
FOUSTY. adj. Fusty, musty. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.] [F of D] .
FRACKING. adj. Fussing about. W. C. in Gloumler
journal, June 19 and July 17, 1880.
FRAIL. .rb. Aworkman’s tool basket. [General]
” The parson at North Nibley used to give the following toast at the
Court Leet dinners about 40 years ago:—
“ The plough and the FRAIL,
The fleece and the flail,
Not forgetting the milking pail.”
FREE GRACIOUS. adv. Free and gratis.
FRESB. adj. r. Half-intoxicated.
2. Rather fat; applied to cattle.
FRESH LIQUOR. sb. Unsalted pigs’ lard. [Common]
FRET. sb. r. A gaseous fermentation of cider or beer.
2. Colic in horses.
FRIGGLING. Loitering or trifling about work. [V. of Glos]
[Hund. of Berk.]
FRITH.:b. Underwood. [Morton]
FRITH.:b. Young whitethorn used for sets in hedges.
[V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk]
FRITCHETY. adj. Fretful, peevish, fidgety.
FROG. “ Like a FROG in a fit” is said of a tipsy man.
FROMMARD.:b. An iron tool for splitting lathes. [Hund.
of Berk.]
FROMMARD. A term used in ploughing. [Morton]
FRORE. Frozen. [Hund. of Berk] [S]
FROWSTY. adj. Fusty. [Stow—on-Wold]
FRUM, FROOM, FRIM, FREM. Flourishing, healthy, lux-
uriant. Early; of plants. [Common] Also of pigs and
mares, maris appetens. [Hund. of Berk]
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FUDGE. vd» ft. To clog, choke up.
FULLOCK. Worthless old hay or straw. [F. of D.]
FUSSICKY. adj\ Fussy, fidgety. [Cirencester.]
it
A FUSSICKY old body."
FUSSOCK. sd, A fat unwieldy person ; used contemptuously.
[V. of Glos.]
FURDER. adv. Farther. [Bourton.]
FURLEY-UP. sd. A row, rumpus. [Selsley.] [Hund. of
Berk.]
FUTHER. sb. First knell. [Phelps.]
FUTHELL UP. vb. To choke or clog. [Hund. of Berk.]
Thus the scythe gets FUTHERED UP with sticky dirt,
when the grass is too soft to cut crisply.
FURZEN. //. of furze. Also used adjectively.
FUZ MAN PIG. sd. A hedgehog. [V. of Glos.]
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GAB. v6. To jeer at. [Selsley.]
GACH. r6. Children’s dirt or filth. [Glouc.]
GAD, GADE. 2'6. Gaye. [Phelps]
GAD-ABOUT. 36. An obsolete contrivance for teaching
children to walk. It consisted of a large hoop on
castors at the bottom, connected by a framework with a
small hoop on top. This latter encircled the child's body
under the arms, keeping it from falling, and allowing it
plenty of space to move or gad about the room.
GAFFER. 56. The master. Also grand father. [Hund. of
Berk.] [V. of Glos.]
GAIN. adj. Handy, easy to manage, convenient; the opposite
of awkward.
GAITLE. 26. To wander idly. [Huntley.]
GAITLING, GADLING. 36. An idler, loiterer. [Huntley.]
CAKE. 06. To gape. [Hund. of Berk.]
GAKIN. r6. Asimpleton. [Glouc.]
GALE. The Rev. W. Barker, Holy Trinity, Forest of Dean,
kindly supplies the following notes on this word:—
“ The word “ GALE " [from “ GAVEL ”] is not so easily explained.
Before the regulation in 184l, a free-miner [one who had
worked a year and a day in the pit, and had his name registered
in the Gaveller's ofl‘ice] often tried to work his own gale, but
could only do so to a very small extent, as he soon found
money and machinery and labour were required, which his
means could not meet. No free-miner can now work his own
gale. Hence the introduction of companies, who purchased
the gales, and sunk for coal. Gales meant any appointment
made by the Crown to a miner or company who asked for them.
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The gale was large or small, according to the application.
It might include acres of coal seams, or only a part of an acre.
It co^d take in the upper seams only, or the middle only, or
the lower, or all three. The gale may be for iron or stone, as
wdl as for coal. Formerly stone quarries were galed, but they
are now leased. So long as the gale age is paid up annually
to the Crown, there is no interference on the part of the
Crown ; but many gales both of iron and stone now fall in to
the Crown, through the failure to pay the ground-rent or gale age.
The Royalty on each ton of coal or iron is a separate payment
to the Crown. I am told by a Civil Engineer here, that the
word **gale" means a boundary. Tms is perhaps the
commonest term used in the Forest in connection with mines,
and constant lawsuits arise from the habit of trespassing
beyond the bounds, or of letting water overflow into other
workings.''
GALL. sb. Swampy land. [Hund. of Berk.]
GALLELY. s5. Gallery. [Rev. W. Barker, F. of D.]
GALLIED, GALLARD, or GALLIFIED. adj. Frightened,
terrified. [Hund. of Berk.]
GALLIER, TO STAND A GALLIER. v6. To fight.
[Grose.]
GALLIGANTUS. sd. Any animal much above the usual size.
[HalUwelL]
GALLOW. vd. To alarm, frighten. [Huntley.]
GALLUS. adj. Mischievous, vicious, impudent, reckless.
[F. ofD.] [N.E.]
GALLUSNESS. sb. Mischief, vice.
"Now then, none of your GALLUSNESS," addressed to a
wicked horse.
GALLY AWAY. vb. To frighten away. [Hund. of Berk.]
[S.J
GALLY TRAPS, sb. Any frightful ornaments, head-dresses,
etc. [HalliwelL] [Ryknield.]
GAMBRIL. sb. The piece of wood used by butchers for
extending or suspending carcases. [Hund. of Berk.l
[V. of Glos.]
GAME. vb. To make game of. [Hund. of Berk.] [V. of
Glos.]
GAMOON. vb. To roam about. [F. of D.]
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GAMMUT.:6. Sport, joke, mischief. [F. of D.] [Hund.
of Berk.] [V. of Glos.] ’
“ Thee bist on Wi’ thee GAMMUT, nen.”
GAMMY. adj. Game. e.g., “A GAMMY leg.”
GAN. v6. Gave. [Dumbleton]
GANTRELL. r6. A beer tram. [Selsley.]
GAPESNATCH.:6. A fool. [HalliwelL] [Ryknield.]
GARDEN GATE. Saxifraga umbrosa. L. [Shipton Glide]
[Britten & Holland]
GARLICK WILD. Allium ursinum. L. [Britten & Holland]
GARMENT. s6. Achemise. [V. of Glos.]
GARN. r6. Garden. [Phelps]
GAUBBER.:6. The wicket keeper at the game of wickets.
[F. of D.]
GAUB-HOLE. 726. To put the ball in the block hole. [F.
of D.]
GAWBY.:6. A gaby, stupid fellow. [V. of Glos.]
GAWK.:6. To loiter and gape about. [Hund. of Berk.]
[V. of Glos.]
GAWK or GAUX. 26. Used of the sort of groaning sound
emitted from a clayey soil when very wet. [Hund. of Berk.]
“ The ground is very stalky; how it do GAUX.”
GAWN.:6. A pail. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
There are two kinds of GAWNS—the LINK-GAWN or pail, with a
handle, and the LADE-GAWN or pail, attached to a handle
for baling.
GAWN. 726. To maul or paw.
GAWNY. 1:6. An awkward, silly fellow. [Hund. of Berk.] [8.]
[E.
GAY. adj. Well, in good order. Used after a negative.
“ It don’t look so very GAY.”
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GA-YN. adj. Lucky. [Hund. of Berk.]
GAY OOT. ExcL Keep to the off side ; said to cart horses.
[Tortworth.]
GEAR, sh. Harness, apparel. [Hand, of Berk.] [V. of
Glos.] [F. ofD.]
GEARD. sh. Yard in front of a house. [F. of D.]
GEE-HO, or G O. Applied to a particular kind of harness,
viz., for a pair of horses at plough, when double (abreast).
[Common.]
GET. vb. To gain ; of a clock or watch. [Hund. of Berk.]
[V. of Glos.]
GET BEYOND, vh. To get over [an illness]. [F. of D.]
GEUNNE. Past tense of " give." [Tortworth.]
GIBBERWOLING. [HardG.] CaterwauUng. [Hund. of Berk.]
GICK, KECK, KEXIES. sh. The dry stalks of plants.
[Hund. of Berk.]
"Dry as a GICK."
" And nothing teems
Bathatefuldocks,roagh thistles, K£CKSI£S,bcirrs.''—£rM. F:,v.,2.
GID. vb. Gave. [Hund. of Berk.]
GEE. To forgive. [S.]
GIG AT. vh. To laugh at.
GIGLET. sh. A giddy, romping girl.
GILL. Nepeta Glechoma. Benth. [Britten & Holland.]
GILLIFLOWER STOCK. Matthiola incana. Br. The plant
is now almost universally known by the prefix stock alone,
though it is occasionally [Gloucestershire] called GILLI-
FLOWER. [Britten & Holland.]
GILLOFER. Matthiola incana. Br. [Britten & Holland.]
GIMMALS. sh. Hinges. [Hund. of Berk.]
" Where I did find an hostess with a tongne
As nimble as it had on GIMMALS han;."
Taylor^ s " Verry Merry Wherry Ferry Voyage** (i6««).
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GIN. conj. If. [Phelps.]
GIPSY FLOWER. Cynoglossum officinale. L. [Britten &
Holland.]
GIRDS, sb. e.g., by fits and GIRDS. By fits and starts. [V.
of Glos.] [F. of D.]
GIRL. sb. The maid of all work is caUed "The GIRL."
fGlouc] [N.E.]
GIRT. adj. Great. [Common.]
GIRT. sb. Girth. [Hmid. of Berk.]
GLASSEN. adj. Made of glass.
GLAT. A gap in a hedge. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
A local preacher in the Forest gave an illustration of this word tQ
the following terms : <* There you go, you chaps and wencfaen,
head over heels to hell like zhip drow a GLAT."
GLEANY. sb. A gallina, guinea fowl. [V. of Glos.] [Hmid.
of Berk.]
GLEER. sb. e.g.y the road was a GLEER of ice. [Glouc]
GLIB. vb. To talk rapidly or glibly. [V. of Glos.]
" He GUBBED it over, I'U be bound."
GLIM. sb. A light. [V. of Glos.]
GLIMPSE, vb. To catch a glimpse of. [Hmid. of Berk.]
GLOUT. vb. To look surly or sulky. [Huntley.]
GLOUTY. adj. Surly; also clouded, as opposed to clear.
[Hund. of Berk.]
GLUM. sb. A flush, also a gleam or flash of light. [V. of
Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
"A hot GLUM came over me."
GLUTCH. vb. To swaUow with difficulty. [V. of Glos.] [S.]
GLUCK is used in S. Glos. in the same sense.
GNERL or GNARL. sb. A hard swelling ; a knot in a tree.
[V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
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GOAT OWL. sb. Nightjar. [Swainson.]
GO-BACK. vb. To lose grotind» deteriorate. [Hand, of
Berk.] [V. of Glos.]
GOBBLES, sb. Bubbles or splashes caused by heavy rain-drops*^
[Hund. of Berk.] [V. of Glos.]
GODE. pn/. of to go. Also pronounced Yode. [Huntley.J
GOGGLE HEADED, adj. Top-heavy. [Hund. of Berk.]
GOGGLY ; ALL OF A GOGGLE. Giddy. [Hund. of Berk.}
GOLDEN CHAIN. Cytisus Laburnum. L. [Chedworth.]
[Britten & Holland.]
GOLD KNOPS. Ranunculus acris. L. R. bulbosus L. and
R. repens L. [Britten & Holland.]
GOLDYLOCKS or GOLDILOCKS. Ranunculus auricomus L.
[Britten & Holland.]
GOLE. sb. A term used by colliers for rubbish. [F. of D.]
GOLLACK. exc/. "My GOLLACK." An exclamation of
surprise. [Selsley.]
GOMMERED. adj. Botched, cobbled. [Cheltenham].
GONE DEAD. Always used for dead.
" He's been GONE DEAD these years.''
GONE OF. Become of.
"Why, what's GONE OF all the rabbits ?"
GONY. sb. A simpleton. [Hund. of Berk.] [V. of Glos.]
GOOD EVENING, excl. Always used after noon. [F. of D.]
GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD. Centranthus ruber. D.C.
[Britten & Holland.]
GOOD SORTED, adj. Of a good sort. [V. of Glos.]
[F. of D.]
GO ON AT. vb. To rate, scold. [Common.]
GOOSE GRASS. Galium Aparine. L. Fotentilla anserina L^
[Britten & Holland.]
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GOOSIE GANDER or GOOSEY GANDER. Orchis mascula-
L. [Britten & Holland.J
GORES, sd. The short ridges in an unevenly shaped ploughed
field. [Hund. of Berk.]
GORM. vb. To mess, dirty. [F. of D.l
GOSMACHICK. sb. A gosling. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
GOUT. sb. A covered drain or culvert [Hund. of Berk.]
[V. of Glos.]
GRAB. sd. A crab apple. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.] [S.]
GRADELY. adv. Cleverly. [Bourton.]
GRAFFING BIT or GRAFF, sb. A strong spade with a long
narrow blade somewhat curved and tapered, used in
digging trenches, draining, etc. [V. of Glos.] [Hund.
of Berk.] [F. of D.] [E.]
GRAFT. s5. Work.
GRAM, sb. The prong of a fork. [Obsolete.]
GRAMP. sb. Grandfather. [E.]
GRANCH. vb. To grind the teeth. [V. of Glos.] [Hund.
of Berk.]
GRANNY'S NIGHTCAP. Aconitum Napellus. L. [Britten
& Holland.]
GRASSNAIL. sb. A linked hook for bracing the scjrthe blade
to the snead. It also serves the purpose of throwing the
grass from the blade. [Hund. of Berk.] [V. of Glos.]
[F. of D.]
GRASS, WIRE. Polygonum aviculare. L. [Britten & Holland.]
GREAT, adj. Intimate, "thick." [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
GREEN, sb. Grassland as distinguished from arable. [Hund.
of Berk.]
GREEN SAUCE. Rumex acetosa. L. [Britten & Holland.]
GREEN'S PLAT. sb. A grass plot. [Hund. of Berk.]
GREWED. Adhering firmly, stuck fast. [Hund. of Berk.]
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GRIDDLE, sb. A gridiron, vd. To broil. [Hund. of Berk.]
GRIGGLY. Queer in the stomach. [Glouc]
" It do make anybody fed GRIGGLY."
GRIM THE COLLIER. Hieracium aurantiacum. L. [Britten
& Holland.]
GRINSERD or GRINSID. sb. The greensward, grass field.
[N.E.]
GRIP, sb, 'The quantity of com held at a time for cutting
with a sickle. [Hund. of Berk.]
GRIP, sd. An open field drain. [Common.] Hence vb^
TO GRIP. [Heref.]
GRIT. sb. Sandy, stony land. [Hund. of Berk.] [V. of Glos.]
GRIZB. vb. To grind or gnash the teeth. [Glouc]
« Don't GRIZB your teeth like that."
GRJZBITE. vb. To gnash the teeth. [Hund. of Berk.]
GRIZZLE, vb. To annoy. [Bourton.]
To complain, whimper. [Stow-on-Wold.]
[Hund. of Berk.]
GROANING, sb. Parturition. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.}
GROUND, sb. I. A field. TCommon.] A ploughed
GROUND. A grass GROUND.
2. For " place " t.e., " On the GROUND "^
means about the place.
GROUND ISAAC, sb. Willow Wren ? [Hund. of Berk.]
GROUND IVY. Nepeta Glechoma. Benth. [Britten & Holland.]
GROUNDSEL. The juice of this plant is used as a purgative.
GROUT, sb. Dregs or grounds. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
GUBBARN. sb. A pit in which refuse or filth has accumulated.
[Hund. of Berk.] [S.]
GUCKOO. sb. Cuckoo. [Hund. of Berk.]
GUGGLE, sb. A small snail. [Tortworth.] [N.E.]
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GULCH, vb. To gulp, swallow greedily. [Hund. of Berk.]
GULE. vlK To laugh at, chaff, scoff, jeer. [F. of D.] [E.]
GULKIN. sh. A hollow, dell, generally with water at the
bottom. [Tortworth R.]
GULL GLASS. Galium Aparine. L. [Britten & Holland.]
GULL. sh. A gosling. [Common.]
GULLOCK. vh. To swallow, gulp. [V. of Glos.] [Hund.
of Berk.] [F.ofD.]
GURGEONS. sb. Pollards. [Common.]
GURL. vb. To growl, snarl. [Hund. of Berk.] [V. of Glos.]
GUSS. sb. Girth of a saddle. [F. of D.] [Hund. of Berk.]
vb. To girth.
GUSS-WEB. sb. A band of woven thread, a girth. [Hund.
of Berk.]
GUV. vb. Gave.
GUZZLE-HOLE. sb. A hole into which the drainage of a
fig-sty or other dirty water or filth is allowed to accumulate.
Hund. of Berk.]
GWALLEY. sb. Same as WOLLEY, a hay row. q. v.
[Stow-on-Wold.]
GYLE. sb. A fermenting vessel. [Glouc]
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H. The aspirate is rarely sounded.
HAB. fb. The woof, — ^the *' chain " being the warp.
An old rhvme runs thus —
" Wnen the weavers in their glory stood,
The chain and HAB was very good ;
But when the chain was very bad,
They cursed the chain, and damned the HAB.*'
HACEL sb. The place where new bricks are set to dry.
[Hand, of Berk.]
HACKER, sd. A sort of axe for cutting faggots. [V. of Glos.]
HACKER, vb. To tremble with passion. [Hund. of Berk.]
To chatter with cold. [Hund. of Berk.]
HACKLE, sb. A straw covering for a bee-hive. [Common.]
HACKLE, sb, A stook of beans, about three sheaves together.
[Hund. of Berk.]
HACKLE, vb. A gamekeeper's word. To interlace the hind
legs of game for convenience of carriage, by houghing
the one and slitting the sinew of the other. [Hund. of
Berk.]
HACK UP. vb. To dig up. [Westbury-on-Trym.]
HAG. sb. A job.
HAG. sb. A scold. [Selsley.]
** She's a HAG " — said of a scolding wife.
HAG. vb. To dispute, to haggle. [Hund. of Berk.]
HAGGUS. sb. Calfs chitterlings. [Hund. of Berk.]
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HAIN or HAIM. r^. To shot op for haj. [Coiiimoii.3
HAIN. i3. a field shut op for har. (T. of Glot.] [Hand,
of Berk.] [S.]
HAIRIFF, HARIF. HARIFF, HARIFFE, HAIRIF, HAIR-
EYE. Galium Aparine. L. [Britten & Holland.]
HAKEL. v6. The green woodpecker. [Dinnbleton.]
HALF-NAMED. PriTately baptixed.
HALF-SA\'ED. adj\ Half-witted. [F. of D.J
HALF-WOOD. i*. " Honesty.'' wild dcmatis. [E.]
HALIANTTOE or ULLANTmE. AU Saints' Day. [Hnnd.
of Berk.] [S.]
HAM. si. A level common pasture near a mex or stream.
[WofGlos,] [Hnnd. of Berk.]
A coDsidenble tnd of groond alons tlM Seven, adSoniDg tibe Gtj
of GkxKcstcr, and owned l^ tht Ficcaen of tiK Otj^ s
knamn as «* Tlie HAM.**
HAMESES. >/. of s^ HAMES. The iron m wooden sopport
wiiich holds the traces to the coUar. [Oxnmcm]
HAME-LEETS. si. A son of doth boskins to defend the
legs from dirt. [Halliwell.] [Ryknield.]
HAMPERMENT. si. Perplexity. [Hnnd. of Berk.]
HAMS. si. Stalks or hanhns. ; z.^., "Tater HAMS.- "Peas'
H.\MS," etc. [\\ of Glos.;; ^ [Hnnd. of Berk.]
HAXDS- ••! won't have no HAXDS wi ye" means I
won*t have anything to do with yon.
HANDY. f»A*. Near. [CcMnmon.]
HAXK. si. The upper hand« ad\'anta^. [Glooc] [F. of D.]
••If rd a doDe thit, I shooU htx« i^hen him n HANK
H.\XDSOX K>ST, sK A ^dgn posx,
H.\ND WRISTES. x>. The wrists "Seislev.]
HAPPKX. 4t^. Mav K\ ivrhap^, :\\ of Gk».] [NJEL] [S.]
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HAPS. s^. Hasp. [Hand, of Berk.] [S.]
HARBOUR, vd. To give shelter to. [Hrmd, of Berk.]
[V. of Glos.]
«« Her says her won't HARBOUR the dog in the parlour."
HARDHEAD or HARDHEADS. Centanrea nigra L. Herac-
leum Sphondylimn L. [Britten & Holland.]
HARREST. sb. Harvest. [Tortworth.]
HARROWED. Brought to a standstill. [Glouc]
"He was goin to the station with all them things, and was reglar
HARROWED, and had to get a man to help carry them."
HARRUL. sd. The alder. [Tortworth.]
HARSLET or HASSLET. sd. The pig^s pluck. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
HARTISTRAW. sb. The harvest mouse. [Tortworth.]
HASH. adj. Applied to the east wind. [Compton Abdale.]
HASPEN. Populus tremula. L. [Cotswolds.] [Britten &
Holland.]
HATCH. I Hund. of Berk.] or HACK. [V. of Glos. [N.E.]
The first rows into which the grass is raked, after being
tedded; three or four hatches are then raked into a
"double hatch"; two, or sometimes three, of these
double hatches make a "bray" [Hund. of Berk.], or
" wolly," [V. of Glos.]
HATCH, vb. To rake the tedded hay into small rows ready
for cocking. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
HATCH, sb. A half door or wicket gate. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.] [S.]
HAUCH. vb. To gore ; of a bull. [Hund. of Berk.]
HAUL. vb. To cart for hire. [General.]
HAULIER, sb. One who carts for hire. [General.]
HAULM, sb. The stalks of corn or pulse crops. [Hund. of
Berk.] [F. of D.] [S.] To HAULM or HELM straw,
is to comb ofif the flag, and then to cut off the ears, to
prepare it for thatching. [Hund. of Berk.]
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HAUL\^. s6. The handle of an axe. [Hand, of Berk.]
HAUNCHED. i^. To be gored bj the horns oi cattle.
[Hand, of Berk.]
Have. v^. To heave, raise, lift ap. Not necessarilj of a
heavy weight.
' ■ One day I was a HA VIN up the lid of the paper boai.''
HAW or HAWS. A general name for the fruit of CratJ^ios
Oxjcantha. L. [Britten & Holland.]
HAWZEN AT. vb. To chide, scold, speak sharply or
impudently. [Hund. of Berk.]
«< Doamt thee *AWZ£N AT I, or else m gT thee the stiap."
HAYNE. sd. An enclosare or plantation sorroonded by stone
walls. HAYNING is the period for taming cattle into
such enclosures. [F. of D.J
HAYMAIDEN. sb. Grass ivy. [Hund. of Berk.]
HAYI^LAXING. The Rev. H. Kenrick Adkin sends the
following description of hajmaking, which he heard some
23 years ago.
"Fiist ye TED it, znr, then ye HACK it into WOLUES, then
ye cut it into JOBBETS, then ye pitdi it into MULLOCKS.**
HAYSUCK or HAYZICK. s5. The hedge sparrow. Generally
pronounced " Isaac." \y, of Glos.] L^^"*^- ^^ Berk.J
HAYWARD. sd. An officer appointed at the Court Leet to see
that cattle do not break the hedges of enclosed lands,
and to impound them when trespassing. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.]
HE. Generally applied to inanimate objects, instead of " it.**
HEAD. " He's a deal on his HEAD," means he has great
responsibility on his shoulders.
HEADLAND, adv. Head foremost. [Glouc]
HEADLAND, sb. Pronounced ADDLUN or HADDLIN.
The lop of the field where the ploughs cannot work.
HEALTI I FU 1 ,. rt///. In good health.
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HEARING, sd, A piece of news. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.]
*• That's not a good HEARING. "
HEARTLESS, adj. Disheartening. [V. of Glos.]
HEART-WHOLE, adj. Unbroken in spirits ; the opposite of
disheartened. [Hund. of Berk.]
HEAVER, sd. A low board fitted into slots in the bam door
to keep out poultry, etc. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
HEAVIN. adj\ Applied to a day when the walls and floors sweat.
HECKLE, sb. The green woodpecker. [Heref.]
HECTH. sd. Height. Also used for "greater portion."
"la cleared away the HECTH on it."
HEDGE BILL. sd. A long two-handed tool used for stopping
gaps in hedges. At the end of the pole is a straight
knife with a slightly returned end, and with a hook pro-
jecting from the back of the blade, and pointing towards
Its point, for pushing the cut-ofif bunch of thorns into the
gap. It is also used for driving in the " stakers '* on the
level side of the hedge, to keep the stop gap in. [Hund.
of Berk.]
HEDGEPIGS. sd. The berries of the sloe. Also pronounced
** egg pegs." [Hund. of Berk.]
HEDGE PIG. sb. The hedgehog. [V. of Glos.] [Hund.
of Berk.]
" Thrice and once the HEDGEPIG whined."
Macbeth, iv,, i, 2.
HEEL. sb. The top crust of a loaf. The rind on the sides
of a cheese. [Hund. of Berk.]
HEEL. sb. The part of the hand above the wrist, opposite
the thumb. The lower part of a scythe blade.
HEEL. vb. pran. of To yield ; of crops. [Hund. of Berk.]
" How does your wheat HEEL ? "
HEEL. vb. To upset a bucket. [Halliwell.] [Ryknield.]
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HEFT. s6. Aweight. 96. To lift, to judge the wei ht by
lifting. [Common] [Both common in America]
“ He cracks his gorge, his sides with violent HEFTS.”
I’Vinterr Tale, H, I.
“ At my HEFT ” At my convenience. [F. of D.]
HEG PEG BUSHES. Prunus spinosa. L. [Britten & Holland]
HEIST.:16. To hoist. [Hund. of Berk.]
HELE. 226. To cover up with earth, to barrow in seed. [Hund.
of Berk.] [F. of D.]
HELIAR. s6. Athatcher. [Huntley.]
HELL RAKE, HULL RAKE, or HAUL RAKE.:6. A large
rake, drawn or hauled over the field to pick up all stray
fragments of hay. [Common]
HELM. Ulmus campestris L. and U. montana. L. [Cotswolds]
[Britten and Holland]
HELM. See “HAULM.”
HELVE. s6. Astone pitcher. [Halliwell] [Ryknield]
HEP BRIER, HEP ROSE, HEP TREE, HIP TREE, or HIP
ROSE. Rosa canina. L. [Britten & Holland]
HERBAL BENNET. Geum urbanum. L. [Britten & Holland]
HERE AND THERE ONE. A general expression for “any one.”
“ He knows as much about it as “ HERE AND THERE ONE.”
HERENCE. adv. Hence. [F. of D.] [Hund. of Berk.] [S]
HERE RIGHT. adv. In this very place. [Hund. of Berk.] [S]
HERN. pron. Hers. [Common]
HET. 2'6. Pronunciation of “HIT.” [Hund. of Berk.]
HETHER or ETHER.:6. The top bindings of a hedge.
HETHERINGS are the thin willow or hazel twigs used
for the purpose. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
HICKWALL. 36. The green woodpecker. [Hund. of Berk.]
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HIDLOCK. s5. Hidinfir. [Heref.]
"As he was in HIDLOCK."
HILE. vb. To butt with the horns. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
HILLARD or HILLWARD. adv. Towards the hill or high
country. [Hund. of Berk.]
HILT or GILT. sb. A young sow that has not yet bred.
[Common.]
HINDERSOME. adj. Hindering. [F. of D.] [Heref.]
HINGE or INGE. sd. The pluck of an animal. [Hund. of
Berk.] [F. of D.] [S.]
HIPPETY-HOPPETY. adv. Hobbling and limping. [Hund.
of Berk.]
HIRE. vd. To hear. [Hund. of Berk.] [S.]
HIRING MONEY, sb. The shilling given when hiring a
servant at the Mop.
HISN. pran. His.
HIT. sd. An abundant crop of fruit. [Hund. of Berk.] [V.
ofGlos.l [F. ofD.] [S.]
HIT. vd. To strike ; of the clock.
" Soon arter the clock had HIT eight.'*
Roger PUnmnarCs 2nd Visit to London^ p. 109.
HITCHED, vh. Entangled. [Hund. of Berk.]
HIT IN THE TEETH, sh. Something said to make a man
look foolish.
HIVE. vh. To cherish, to cover as a hen does her chickens.
[Hund. of Berk.] [Huntley.]
HOB. sh. The third swarm of bees. [Minchinhampton.]
HOBBEDY'S LANTERN, sh. Will o' the wisp. [V. of
Glos.]
HOBLIONKERS. sh. A children's game played with horse
chestnuts. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
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HOCKET. s6. A large lump. [HaUiwell.] [Rjknicld.]
HOCKLE. r5. To hobble along quickly. [Stow-on-Wold.]
HODDY PRETTY. Pretty weU. [Phelps.]
HODMADOD. sd. A scarecrow. [Hand, of Berk.]
HOG. sd. A one-year old sheep. [V. of Qos.] [Hand, of
Berk.]
HOG COLT. sd. The foal of a horse.
HOGGERY MAW. i3. An implement for trimming a rick.
[Boorton.]
HOGGISH, adj. Obstinate. [V. of Glos.]
HOGSHEAD, sd. Pronounced HOCKSHET. Of cider; a
butt about one hundred gallons.
HOG WEED, Torilis Anthriscus. L. [Fairford.] [Britten &
HoUand.]
HOLDERS, sd. The eye teeth of a dog. [Hund. of Berk.]
HOLLOW, adj. Of the wind or a Church bell; moaning,
dismal, betokening rain. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.]
HOLLOW WAY. sd. A road or lane through a cutting or
between high banks. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
HOLM SCREECH. s5. The missel thrush. [Hund. of Berk.l
HOLT. sb. A high wood, e.g., " Buckholt.."
HOLT. sb. and t^. Hold. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
HOLTorHOWLT. sb. i. Strength, body; used of cider;
hav, etc. ; or of the strength of
a rope. Vide " Owt."
2. A rabbit's burrow. [Hand, of
Berk,]
3. A badger's earth. [F. of D.]
HOL\^VAKK. sb, A bonfire. [HalliwelL]
Mr. Phelps dctine^ this word as «• a buminp of heretics." The wcvd
has become obsolete. ^^ ^^ jok wi»u
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HOMMER. s6. Hammer. [Hand, of Berk.]
HOND. sd. Hand. [Hand, of Berk.]
HONESTY. Clematis Mtalba. L. [Britten A HoDand.]
HONEY STICK. sB. Clematis Vitalba. L. [Britten & Holland;;
HONGER. J*. Hmiger. [Hraid. of Berit.]
HONGERED. adj. Uxmgrj. [Heref.]
HOOD. Pronmiciationof "wood.** [Hraid-ofBeik.] [F.ofD.]
HOOKET. sb. A kind of axe for catting faggots. [Hand, of
Berk.]
HOONT. sd. Pronunciation of " WANT ** ; the mole. [F. of
D.] [Hund. of Berk.]
HOOP. sb. Thebollfinch. [Conmion.]
Pd m J son for 3 hedgdioggs, and 5 HOOPS, and 6 woodpkka%
o. I. II."
Rxtracts frtfm the accounts of the ckMrckmMrdcms af EmsttngUm.
GUmccsterskire Notes 6* Qauries, V&L 3, /. 247.
HOOP. To go throogh the HOOP is to become bankropL
HOOSUCK. sb. A backing coagh. [F.ofD.]
HOOT. excL Call to a cart horse to bear to the right.
HOP-ABOUT, sb. Apple dumpling. [Hand, of Berk.]
[F.ofD.] [S.]
HOPE, sb, A hill. [Huntley.] e.g.f Longhope.
HOPE. vb. To help. [Heref.]
HOPPING MAD. Violently mad. [V. of Glos.] [Hand, of
Berk.]
HOPPY. vb. To hop about, or caper. [Hund. of Berk.]
HORROCKS. sb, A large fat woman. [Halliwell.] [Ryk-
nield.]
HORSE, sb. A beer tram.
HORSE MINT. Mentha rotundifolia. L. [Britten & Holland.]
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HORSENEST. sb. An oft told tale. [HaUiwelL] [Ryknield].
HORSESTINGER. sd. The gadfly. [>'. of Glos.] [Hund.
of Berk.] [S.]
HOSE IN HOSE. A peculiar variety of garden Polyanthus,
where the calyx becomes petaloid, giving the appearance
of one corolla within another. [Britten & Holland.]
HOT. /f^/. of to hit. [Hund. of Berk.] [N-E.] [S.W.]
HOT. vb. To heat. [\^ of Glos.] [NJl.] [S.W.]
HOTCH. vd. To pitch, throw, hoist. [F. of D.]
HOTE. sB. A rabbit's burrow. [Dumbleton.]
HOUSEN. Plural of house. [Common.]
HOX'E. /./. of heave. Swollen, as cheeses, or as of cows that
have got into clover. [Hund. of Berk.]
HOWEVER. A word largely interspersed in conversation at
the end of sentences.
HOWGY. adj. Huge. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
•* Your threefold anny jukI my HUGT host
Shall swallow op these baseborn Fosians.'*
Mariome, Tamtiurimitu tsu, 3.
HOWSOMENTIR. adj\ However. [Hund. of Berk.]
HOX.. rd To hack or cut in an unworkmanlike manner.
[Hund, of Berk.] [F. of D.] [S.]
*«lf thoa mdinst that way tbon art a coward, whidi HOXES
honesty behind.**
arimtr's 7aJ>, 1., a.
HOXY. ^j\ SUcky. [Stow^n-Wold.]
HUCK. r5. To bargain, chaffer. [Lysons.] [Phelps.]
HUCK MUCK, sb. A d>*-arf. [Hund. of Berk.]
HUCK MUCK. x5. .\ strainer of peeled osier for straining-
the wv>n from the goods in the mash-tub. It is made
somewhat in the shajH- of a quarter of a sphere. A neck
IS tonneii at lowvr angle intv> which the tap of the tub
is fitted. [Hund. of lierk,] [S.]
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HUD. sd. Shell, husk^ or pod. [Common.]
HUFF. sd. Light pastry, or pie crust. [Hund. of Berk.]
HUFF CAP. s6. A pear used for perry. [Hund. of Berk.]
HUFFY, adj. Puffy, not firm. [Hund. of Berk.]
HULK. vd. To skulk about. [Hund. of Berk.]
HULL. s6. The husk of nuts or grain. [F. of D.]
HULLOCKING. adj. Hulking, overbearing. [V. of Glos.]
HUMBLEDORE. s6. The humble bee. [Stow-on- Wold.]
HUMBUG, sd. A sort of sweetmeat.
" Gloucester humbugs " have some celebrity.
HUMBUZ. sd. A cockchafer. [Dumbleton.] [V. of Glos.]
[F. of D.] [Hund. of Berk.]
HUMMEL. v6. To dress barley.
HUMMLER. sb. A machine for dressing barley.
HUMMOCK, sb. A mound of earth. [Hund. of Berk.]
HUMOURSOME. adj. Full of whims. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.]
HUMP. s6. A lump or hunch of anything. [Hund. of Berk.]
HUMP. A person is said to have "got the HUMP** when he
is out of temper,
HUNGER WEED. Ranunculus arvensis. L. [Britten 4>t
Holland.]
HUNKID or HUNKET. See UNKARD. [Stow-on-Wold.J
HUNDRED LEGGED WORM. sb. The centipede. [Tort-
worth.]
HURD. vb. To hoard or store. [F. of D.]
HURTED. pre/, and p.p. of to hurt. [V. of Glos.] [Hund,
of Berk.] [S.W.]
HURTS, sb. Whortleberries. [Hund. of Berk.]
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HUSS. vb. To incite a dog.
" If Xhtit do&t come near me 1*11 HUSS the dckg at du.** Ako used
thtts " HUSS dog, HUSS, aDow ! " in pattmg a dog at a nbbit,
cat, etc.
{Used in neigkbourhood of Wottom-mmdar-Edgt^
HUSSOCKED UP. Choked with phlegm.
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IFFING and OFFING, sb. Indecision. [V. of Glos.]
ILL-CONVENIENT. adj. Inconvenient. [General.]
INCH-MEAL. adv. By inches ; all over. [V. of Glos.] [F.
of D.]
*' All the infection that the snn sucks ap
From bogs, fens, flats, on Prospero fall, and make him
By INCH-MEAL a disease.^'— 7>m/^, //., n., /. i.
INDIAN PINK. sb. Lychnis Flos-cuculi. L.
Dianthus Caryophyllus. L.
[Britten & Holland]
INGLE, sb. Favourite, fondling.
vb. To fondle, cherish. [Huntley.]
INNARDS, sb. The intestines, chitteriings. [General.]
INON. sb. Pronunciation of onion. [V. of Glos.] [Hund.
of Berk.] [S.] [E.]
INSENSE INTO. vb. To make a person understand; to
explain.
" I INSENSED 'en into 't.»' " Thee INSENSE me into 't."
[F. of D.] [Hund. of Berk.] [V. of Glos.]
INTERCEDE INTO. vb. To enquire or look into a matter.
INTO. conj. Except. Contraction of " E'en to." [Hund. of
Berk. J
IVY FLOWER, sb. Anemone Hepatica. L. garden. [Britten
& Holland.]
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JAH. The letter J.
JACK HERN. sb. The heron. [Tortworth.]
JACK AND HIS TEAM. sb. The great bear ; Charles' wain.
[Tortworth R.]
JACK IN THE BUSH. sb. AUiaria officinalis. Andrrj.
[Britten & Holland.]
JACK LAG KNIFE, sb. A clasp knife. [HalUwell.]
[Ryknield.]
JACOB'S LADDER, sb. A garden sjSecies of Gladiolus.
[Britten & Holland.]
JADDER. sb. A stone cutter. [Halliwell.] [Rjknield.]
JARL. sb. Pronunciation of Earl. [V. of Glos.] [Hand, of
Berk.]
JAW. sb. The open-ended tenon for a mortice. [Hand, of
Berk.]
JEMMALS. sb. Hinges of a door. See GIMMAL. [Hand,
of Berk.]
<« For a payre of JEMMELS for the RaHe Door that goeth before
the Communion Table £i. o. 8."
Blumfs Dursl^^ page 60.
JERRY HOUSE or SHOP. sb. A beer house. [V. of Glos.]
JERRY-ME-DIDDLER. sb. An ignorant good-for-nothing
fellow.
JERUSALEM COWSLIP, sb. Pulmonaria officinalis. L.
[Britten & Holland.]
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JETTY, vb. To protrude, jut out. [Hund. of Berk."]
<« An out-battiDg or JETTIE of a house, that JETTIES out
farther thjui any part of the house."
FhriOf Italian Dictionary t 1598. [Latham,']
JIBBALS. sb. The small onions which sprout from a large
one. [Glouc]
JIGGER, vb. To put out of joint ; e.g., " I'll JIGGER thee
neck." [Huntley.]
JOB. vb. To poke or thrust. [Glouc] [Hund. of Berk.]
JOBBLE. ri^fJOBBUT. [Bourton.]
JOG, JOGGET, or JOBBUT. sb. A small load or burden of
bay, etc. [Common.]
JOGGETING. adj. Shaking. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
JOLLY, sb. A fool. [Glouc]
'* He wanted to make a JOLLY on me."
JOMIVIETRY. sb. For Geometry. Used of anything supported
in an unknown manner.
<<It hangs by JOMMETRT;" geometiy being considered magic.
[Hund. of Berk.]
"All of a JOMMETRY" denotes in confusion. All in Utters
or pieces.
JONNOCK. " Now be JONNOCK " ; t.e., let us work together
smoothly. [F. of D.]
JOPPLE. sb. A little job. [Icomb.]
JOUCED. Pronunciation of " deuced." [General.]
JOWL. sb. The jawbone. [Hund. of Berk.]
JOY or JOY PIE. sb. The jay. [Stow-on-Wold.]
" As placed as a JOT at a beun."
JUGGLE, vb. To jog or shake. [Hund. of Berk.]
JUNK. sb. A tasty dish; a hash or stew. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.]
JUSTERS. sb. Weighing scales. [Dumbleton.l
JUST NOW. adv. Presently.
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K
KAIVER, KAVER. sb. A long dung-hook for unloading
manure. [Hund. of Berk]
KALI.ENGE. z'fi. Pronunciation of challenge. [SHE]
“ Vndr that the emperesse to Engelond com,
To CALANGY, after hyre fadcr, by rygte the Kynedom.”
Robert of Gloucester, 1). 451.
KAY. 3!). Key [Common]
KECK. 216. To retch. [V. of Glos] [Hund. of Berk] [F.
of D]
“All these diets do dry up humours and rheums, which they first
attenuate, and while the humour is attenuated, it troubleth
the body, a great deal more; and therefore patients must not
KliCK at them at first.”
Bacon, A'atural and Experz'menlal ”Artery. [Latham]
KEDLOCKS, KELLOCKS, KELLOCK, or KETLOCK. .rb.
Sinapis arvenis. L. S. alba. L. S. nigra. L. Raphanus,
Raphanistrum. L. [Britten & Holland]
KEECH. r5. Fat, congealed after melting. [Hund. of Berk.]
F. of D] Hence, KEECHY; adj, greasy; used of
roads after rain; $5., to congeal; of gravy, etc. [Hund.
of Berk]
“ I wonder
That such a KEECII can with his very bulk
Take up the rays 0' the henefical sun,
And keep it from the earth.”
Henry VIII., z'., 1.
“ Thou knotty pated fool; thou obscene greasy tallow KEECH.”
1. Henry [V., 2’22, 4.
KEEMY. adj. Mothery; of cider. [Hund. of Berk]
KEER LUCKS. excl. For “Look here." [V. of Glos] [Hund.
of Berk.]
KEP. pf). of “keep."
A Glossary Of Dialect And Archaic Words
Used In The County Of Gloucester. 1890.
John Drummond Robertson.
Born Cuileann Ros. Siorrachd Pheairt, Alba _'
(= Culross, Perthshire, Scotland) 02-02-1857.
Died (77) 10-10-1934, Torbay, England.
Edited By Lord Moreton (Henry Haughton Reynolds-Moreton)
Born London 04-03-1857. Died (63) London 28-02-1920.
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KERD or KYERD. rb. To card wool. [Hund. of Berk.]
KERF. vb. A layer or cutting of turf, hav, etc. [Hund. of
Berk.] [S.J
KERLOCK. sb, Sinapis arvensis. L. S. alba. L. S. nigra.
L. [Britten & Holland.]
KERN. vb. To set ; of the blossom of fruit. [Hund. of
Berk.]
KERNEL, sb. A hard swelling, or gland. [Selsley.] [V. of
Glos.]
KETCH, vb. To congeal ; of melted fat, tallow, etc. [Hund.
of Berk.] See " KEECH."
KEX. sb. The hollow stalk of any plant. [Common.]
KID. sb. I. A pod. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.] [S.]
«• WeU KIDDED ; " of beans.
2. A faggot. [F. of D.] [N.E.] [S.E.]
KILL. sb. Kiln.
KINCH. sb. The young fry of fish. [Huntley.]
KIND. adj. Healthy, likely, in perfection, thriving. A KIND
barley is one that malts well. [General.]
Speaking of a thunderstorm a man said, " In the Forest they had
it KIND, I do believe."
"My zon-er-law did want a veow grines. Ees zow 'ave *ad a
muster of pegs— eighteen — all alive and KYIND; and *er
'ad zeventeen last varry, as KYIND pegs as ever you zid."
[ Westbury-on- Severn. ]
KING. A very common mode of instituting a favourable com-
parison is to say that one thing is a KING to something
else.
Professor Harker gives roe a good illustration. ** Hailing a barge
one night on the local canal (Cirencester) I said, " How
be off for water ? *' — our canal occasionaUy falling till boats
cannot get along. " Oh, this be a KING to we," meaning
it was not so bad as it sometimes is."
KING CHARLES IN THE OAK. sL A garden variety of
Primula vulgaris L., in which the calyx is enlarged into a
ring of parti-coloured leaves. [Britten & Holland.]
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GLOSSARY OF GLOrCESTERSHI&E DIALKCT.
KINGS CROWN. Vibumuni Opulus. L. rCotswolds.] So
called because the "King of the May" used to be
crowned with it. [Britten 4: Holland.]
KIPE. sb. An osier boshel basket. [Hund. of Berk.] [V. of
Glos.]
In GloQoestcr a kipe of potatoes is Toibs.
KIPPER. sB. Pronunciation of " keeper." [Hand, of Berk. [S.]
KISS BEHIND THE GARDEN GATE. sB. Saxifraga
ombrosa. L. [Chedworth.J [Britten & Holland.]
KITE. v6. To Strike, beat, cut. [HalliwelL] [Ryknield.]
KIVE. sd. The third swarm of bees. [Hund. of Berk.]
KIVE. sB. A fermenting tub.
KIVING TUB. s5. A large tub used in home brewing. [V.
of Glos.]
KIWER. s6. and vb. Cover. [Hund. of Berk.] [Bourton.]
KNACKER, sb. A nickname for a collier's horse. [Grose.]
[HaUiwell.] [Ryknield.]
KNACKER, vb. To chatter ; of the teeth. [Hund. of Berk.]
Mr. Pearce, a local preacher, about 50 years ago, of Wotton-Tinder-
Edge, in preaching a sermon on the Day of Judgment, said
to uxe sinners present in chapel, ** Every hmb of your bodies
will shake like the leaves of an aspen tree, and your teeth will
KNACKER in your heads like frost-bitten mariners'."
KNACKERS, sb. Testes.
KNAP. sb. A knoll. [Grose.]
There is an old square in Gloucester called St. Catherine's Knap.
" Hark ! on the KNAP of yonder hill.
Some sweet shepherd tunes his quill."
ff^, Broumiy Eclogues^ t. ^La/ham,']
KNAP OFF. sb. To break off. [Dumbleton.]
"He KNAPPETH the spear in sunder."
PscUm xlvi. 9. Prayer Book Version.
KNIT. vb. To set ; of fruit blossoms. [Hund. of Berk.]
KNOBBLE, vb. To hammer feebly. [Hund. of Berk.]
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KNOWLEDGEABLE, adj. Sensible, knowing.
« He^ a mr KNOWLEDGEABLE bor, and 'II sit and lalk like
an old man." [ Wintaboonie.]
KNUTTER. vb. To neigh. [Icomb."j
KYAW. vb. To stare, or appear awkward. [Stow-on- Wold.]
KYAWING, KYAWKING, or KYAWKETING. adj. Gawkr,
or awkward. [Stow-on- Wold.]
KYOUP, or KYAUP. vb. To rate, abuse, chatter. [F. of D.]
« Him goes KTAUPIXG all over tlie parish.'*
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GLOSSARY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE DLALECT.
LADE, vb. To bale. [V. of Glos.]
In Gloucester generally |jraDoonced **leed.**
*' He chides the sea that snndeis him firom them.
Saving, he'll LADE it diy to hare hb way.**
Hen. IV., Ft. ill. Hi, 2,
LADE-GAWN; see G AWN.
LADYCOW. sb. The ladjbird, [V. of Glos.]
LADY NE\'ER FADE. Antennaria margaritacea. Br. [Cbed-
worth.] [Britten & Holland.]
LADVS FINGERS. Arum maculalum. L. [Britten &
Holland.]
LADY^S MANTLE. A ven- general book name for Alchemilla
vulgaris. L. [Britten & Holland.]
LADY'S NIGHTCAP. Anemone nemorosa. L. [Britten &
Holland.]
LAGGED. /./. Wearied, fatigued. [V. of Glos-] [E.]
LAGGER. x3. A long narrow strip of land or copse. [V. of
Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
A green lane. [S.J
LAIKING. aJj\ Idling, pUring truant. [Huntley.]
LAND, sh, A ridge or '* rudge " between two water-fbrrows.
[Common.]
I-AND-DAMN. rh. To abuse with rancour. [Huntley.]
•• Would I knew the villain,
I wt>uU L.\N'D D.\MN him."
If Alliw^fll says : - This wvwvl is a Shakespcrian piixale. Pteriiaps the
following: (viss\j«tf will erplain the mvstefy. «« T^fyf^m, lantan,
iani,»n, anr used by Gloocestershiii^ people in the sense of
Sivurinj; oi cxMixxning to soaae paipose, and also of rattline oc
wtinj: s^wreh.**— Aw* JI/iJLVV JIASL CiMsmiy, p. it^^
1 h.i\v Ik^w uiu hW to liiKi An>\)iie who knows any of the above wofds.
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LAND-DRAKE, sb. The landrail. [V. ofGIos.] [Hund. of
Berk.]
LANDMEND. vd. To level the surface of the ground with a
spade. [Hund. of Berk.]
LANGET. sb. A long strip of land. [V. of Glos.] [Hund.
of Berk.] [F. of D.]
LAP. rd. To wrap. [Common.] Also used metaphorically.
*' He was quite LAPFED np in him.'* [Gkxir.]
•'How he did LAP me
Even in his own gannents." — Rick. III. ii. i. 15.
LAPSTONE. When a man is a little liberal it is said " Oh ! his
heart's open; better throw the cobbler's LAPSTONE
in : " !>.» in order to keep it open.
The LAPSTONE was a flat pd>ble the cobblers kept on their laps
to wdt the leather on.
LARROP. vb. To flog, beat. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
LARRY, sb. Liquid mortar, growt. [Glouc]
Hence «TO LARRT IT IN " means to flash up well with growt.
LASH, sb. The middle of the scjthe blade. The parts of the
blade are the •• point," the " lash," and the "
heel." [Hund.
of Berk.]
LATHER, sb. Ladder. [E.]
LATTERMATH. sb. The aftermath. [Common.]
LAUGHING BETSY, sb. The green woodpecker, [Tortworth.]
LAURENCE. Mr. H. Y. J. Taylor writes : "The word LAUR-
ENCE is frequently used in some parts of the county, as
a synonym for indolence, as ** He has a vit o' LAURENCE
on un."
LAUREL WOOD. Daphne Laureola. L. [Britten & Holland.]
LAVISH, adj. Rank ; of grass, etc. [Hund. of Berk.]
LAY. sb. Pasture. [Hund. of Berk.] [N.E.]
LAYERS, sb. The pieces of wood cut and laid in a hedge in
lajdng or pleaching it. [Hund. of Berk.]
LAYLOCK. sb. Pronunciation of " lilac."
LAYTER or LAWTER. sb. The full number of eggs laid by
a bird before commencing to sit. [V. of Glos.] [Hund.
of Berk.] [F. of D.]
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GLOSSARY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE DIALECT.
LAZE. .rb. Idleness. [V. of Glos] [NHE]
LAZE ABOUT. vb. To loiter about. [Hund. of Berk]
LEAF. sb. A membrane in a pig from which the
lard is
obtained. [V. of Glos] [Hund. of Berk]
“ What say you to the LEAF or fleck of a
brawne new killed. to be
weight eight pound, and to be eaten hot out of
the bore’s
belly raw P ”—Taylor, the W’ater Poet, 1630.
[Latham]
LEAPING or LEPPIN BLOCK or STOCK. sb. A horse
block. [Hund. of Berk]
LEARN. vb. To teach. [Common]
It is worthy of remark that where the Prayer
Book Version of the
Psalms use learn. the A.V. substitutes teach,
showing that in
1611 the word used in the active sense was
already obsolescent.
“ O LEARN me true understanding and
knowledge."—
P.r. (xix. 66. P.B.V.
“ A thousand more mischances than this one
Have LEARNED me how to brook this patiently.”
Two Gent. Verona, v. 3.
LEASE. vb. To glean. [Common]
“ She in harvest used to LEASE,
But harvest done, to chare-work did aspire;
Meat, drink, and twopence, was her daily hire.”
Dryden.
LEASE. sb. Acorbel stone. [Halliwell] [Ryknield]
LEASTWAYS. adv. At all events. [Common]
LEATHER. vb. To flog. [V. of Glos] [F. of
D]
LEATHERN BAT. 5b. The common bat. [V. of Glos.]
[F. of D]
LECTIONS. 5b. Idea, intention. [F. of D]
“ Have you any LECTIONS of being married P"
LEE or LEW. sb. Shelter from wind or rain.
[Hund. of
Berk]
LEECH. A cow doctor. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.]
LEER. adj. Empty, hungry. [Common]
Horses harnessed, but drawing nothing, are
called LEER horses.
[Heref]
The LEER \vaggon is used of the spare waggon of
three used in
carting hay. [N.VV]
LEES. .rb. Urine. [Glouc]
LENNARD. .rb. The linnet. [Hund. of Berk]
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LENNOW, LENNER. vb. To soften, make pliable. [V. of
Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
LENT GRAIN, sb. The spring crops. [Hund. of Berk.]
LESTEN. canj. Lest. [Phelps.]
LESTEST. adj. Least.
LEVENCE. sb. Dough set for fermentation. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.]
LEWTH. sb. Warmth, shelter. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of
D.] [S.]
LEW WARM [LOO.] adj. Lukewarm.
LEZZORY or LIZZORY. Pynis torminalis. L. [Cotswolds.]
[Britten & HoUand.]
LIBBET or LIPPET. sb. A shred, tatter. [Hund. of Berk.]
Tom to a LIPPET.
LICK. sb. A blow. [V. of Glos.]
LICKERISH, adj. Sweet, mawkish. [Glouc] See LIQUORISH.
LICKUTS or LIGGETS. sb. Small pieces, rags, strips.
« I dashed him aal to LICKUTS."
Roger Plowman's 2nd Visit to London^ p. 33.
" She's a LICKUT of rags."
LID. sb. A cupboard door. [Stow-on-Wold.]
LIE-BY. sb. A mistress. [V. of Glos.]
A bedfellow. [Icomb.]
LIEF, LIEVER. adv. Soon, rather. [Common.] Both
common in America.
" I had as LIEF thou didst break his neck as his finger.*'
As you Like It, /. i.
LIE IN. vb. To Stand in, cost. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.]
LIFT. vb. To dig up potatoes. [Winterbourne.]
LIGHTEN ON. vb. To fall in with, discover.
LIGHTING STOCK, sb. Steps for mounting or dismounting
from a horse. [Huntley. J
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GLOSSARY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE DIALBCl'.
LIKE. Adverbial termination. [Common]
LIKELY, adj. Promising. [V. of Glos.] [F. of Dean.J
LIKES, sh. Likelihood. [Hund. of Berk.]
LILL. vh. Used of the tongue of a dog dropping his saliva.
[Hund. of Berk.]
LIMB. Applied to anything which gives trouble.
•• He's a LIMB of a boy." " It's a LIMB of a hill."
LIMB. vh. To tear in pieces. [Icomb.]
LIMBER, adj. Pliant, lithe, flexible. [Common.]
Used in America in the sense of supple-jointed.
«< You put me off with LIMBER vows."— fFiif/tfr»j TaU^ u 2.
LIMBERS, sb. The shafts of a cart or waggon. [Hund. of
Berk.]
LIMB-MEAL. adv. Limb from limb.
" You said you was going to puU him LIBdB-MEAL."
<* Oh i that I had her here to tear her lAllLR-UEKL.'^'—Cymielme iL 4.
LIMPLE. vb. To limp, [Hund. of Berk.]
«* Why, John, how you do LIMPLE ! " «« Ah, and if thy vit was as
bad as mine, thee'st LIMPLE."
LINCH. sd. I. A narrow, steep bank, usually covered virith
grass. [Hund. of Berk.]
When a field is full of such banks, it is said to be too LINCHY to
plough, or cart through.
2. A hamlet, generally on the side of a hill.
LINNET, sb. Flax dressed, but not twisted into thread.
[Huntley.]
LIPPING or UPPY. adj. Wet, rainy. [Hund. of Berk.]
A LIPPIN time, f.e., a vet sf^sf>n_
LIQUOR, r^. To oil or anoint. [Halliwell.] [Ryknield.]
LIQUORISH, adj. Sweet, luscious. [Glouc]
" LIQUORISH draughts
And monsds unctuous **
Tjumm 0/ Atkms. IK, 5.
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LIST. sd. The close, dense streak which sometimes appears
in heavy bread. [Hand, of Berk.]
LITHER. adj\ Lithe, active, sinewy. [Huntley.]
Thoa antick. Death !
Two Talbots, winged througfa the LITHER sky,
In thy despight sl^ 'scape mortality.
i\ Hen, VL, to. 7.
LTTTERMENT. sh. Litter.
LIWERY. adj. Sticky; of soU which hangs to the spade.
[V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
LIZZEN. sh. A cleft in a rock; the parting of stone in a
quarry. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.J
LIZZORY or LEZZORY. sh. The service tree. [Huntley.]
LOAN. sh. A handrail ; e.g.y of a plank bridge. [Tortworth R.]
LOB. sh. A lump.
•« Mother, gie I a LOB o* fJU."
LOBBATING. adj. Top-heavy, unwieldy. LOBBATING
ABOUT. Loitering about. [Hund. of Berk.]
LODE. sh. A leaning wall. [Hund. of Berk.]
LODE. sh. A ford. [Grose.]
This probably occurs only in names of places, as Wainlode, Framilode,
St. Mary de Lode. The woid is given in Ufton on Severn
Wards and Phrases.
LODGE, vh. n. Used of com, e.g., ** com liable to LODGE."
LODGED. Laid ; of com or grass beaten down by storms.
<i
Though bladed com be LODGED,"— Macbeth, iv. i.
*• Like to the summer's com by tempest LODGED." — 2. Henry VI. Hi. 2.
** Well make foul weather with despised tears ;
Our sighs and they shall LODGE the summer com."
Rich. //., Hi. 3.
LOGGER, sb. A long log of wood fastened to the fore fetlock
of a horse, to prevent his breaking bounds. [Hund. of
Berk.] [F. ofD.]
LOGGERHEADS. Centaurea nigra. L. [Britten & Holland.]
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LOGIC, tb. Abuse. [Selsley.]
" He did talk LOGIC to me."
LOMBER. vb. To clamber. [F. of D.]
LOMBERSOME. adj. Cumbersome. [V. of Glos.]
LONDON PINK. Geranium Robertianum. L. [Britten &
HoUand.l
LONDON PRIDE. Lychnis chalcedonica. L. [Chedworth.]
[Britten & Holland.]
LONG-TAILED VARIMER. sb. The long-tailed tit. [Tortworth.]
LOOR, LOO, LO. sb. A sore on a cow's hoof. [Common.]
LOOTHY. adj. Warm, snug. [Hund. of Berk.]
LOP-LOLLY, sb. A lazy fellow. [Hund. of Berk.]
LOPPIT. sb. A trollop. [Stow-on-Wold.]
LOPPITY, TO GO SORT OF. vb. To walk leaning over to
one side. [Tortworth.]
LORDS AND LADIES. Arum maculatum. L. [Britten &
HoUand.]
LOUCH. vb. To slouch. [Hund. of Berk.]
LOUSY, adj. Full of condition ; used of beer sparkling up
from the bottom of the glass.
LO\^ IN IDLENESS, LO\'E AN IDOL, LOVE AND IDLES.
Viola tricolor. [Britten & Holland.]
" A little western flower,—
Before, milk-white ; now porple with lore's wound :
And maidens caU it LOV£>IN>IDL£N£SS.''
r. Nigkfs Dream^ it. 2.
LUG, sb. I. A long stick used for knocking down apples, etc.
[Hund. of Berk.;[
1. A porch of land ; m measuring land it is si sq.
yanls ; in draining or ditching, 6 jards. [Hund.
of Berk.] [S,] [SAV.]
«« That ample pit, yet hx renown*d,
Kt>r the lari^e lean whvdi Debon did ooa^
1\h)Uu u> makt\ bein^ ei^^t LUGS of sroond."
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LUG. vb. To draw, cany. [V. of Glos.]
LUM, sd. A chimney. [Selsley.]
LUMPUS. adj. All of a lump ; of a heavy fall. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.]
LUNGWORT. Pulmonaria officinalis. L. [Britten & Holland.]
LUNY. adj. Imbecile, lunatic. [V. of Glos.] [S.] [S.W.]
sd. A mad fellow.
LUSH. adj\ Thriving, luxuriant. [Hund. of Berk.]
« I know a bank. . . .quite over-canopied with LUSH woodbine."
Midsummer Nighfs Dream , it. 2.
*' How LUSH and lusty the grass looks ! how green ! " — Tempest^ ii. i.
LUSH sh. A stick with branches for bird-catching. [Phelps.]
vh. To beat down wasps with a bough. [V. of Glos. J
[F. of D.] [Hund. of Berk.]
LUSHING, sh. A beating.
LUSTY, adj. Vigorous ; healthy. [Hund. of Berk.] [S.E.]
** Making thee young and LUSTY as an eagle."— /V. «'«., 5, P,B, V.
LUTTER. vh. To scatter about. [Halliwell.] [Ryknield.]
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GLOSSARY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE DIALECT.
M.
MACK. e.g., at mack, maris appetens. [Hund. of
Berk.]
MAD.:b. Madness, intoxication. [Halliwell]
MAD. adj. Very angry. [V. of Glos.] [NHE]
“ They that are MAD against me are sworn against
me.”—Ps. all, 8, A. V.
MAGGLE. vb. To stew, as with excessive
perspiration. [Stow-
on-Wold]
“It’s enough to MAGGLE un to dyuth [death]; ”
said on a very
muggy day.
MAGGOT. sb. The magpie. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
MAGGOTS. sb. Whims, fancies, crotchets.
“ To reconcile our late dissenters
Our brethren, though by other venters,
Unite them and their different MAGGOTS
As long and short sticks are in faggots.”
Hudz'brar, III. 3. 1375.
MAGGOTY. adj. Full of whims or queer notions,
fractious,
peevisb. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.]
“He were a sad MAGGOIY cust’mer a’ times, ee
wur, if aught
upzet ’im."—Bu£kman.—_70hn Darke’: Sag/bum
in the Cotter-
woldr. I890.
MAGGOTY—PIE.:b. The magpie. [Phelps] [Heref]
“Airgun-es and understood relations, have
By MAGOTPIES and choughs and rocks brought forth
The secret’st man of blood.”—Macbeth, iii. 4.
MAID.:13. A girl, lass. Domestic servants are
called ” girls.”
[Selsley]
MAIN, MAINLY'. adv. Very, exceedingly. [V. of
Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.] [3.]
l‘I war’n’ thee wast more MAIN set to tell, nor
I to year.”—
Buckman.—_‘70hn Darke’: Sqfoum in the
Cotter-molds. I890.
MAKE.:b. Mate, companion, lover. [Huntley.]
“ The maids and their MAKES
At dances and wakes
Had their napkins and posies
And the wipers for their noses.”
Ben yam-on, Marques—27:: Owlr.
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MAMMOCK. i.s5, A shred, tatter. [Hund.ofBerk.l [F.ofD.]
2. vd. To tear or cut in pieces, [v. of Glos.J
[Hund. of Berk.]
** I saw him nm after a gilded battei^v » . . . • He did so set his
teeth and tear it ; O, t warrant, bow he MAMMOCKED
it ! **—'C&Holdnus, I. 3.
** Lastly be [the executioner! smote his neck, and missing, borst his
chin and jaws to MAMMOCKS."— 72i>^r, Jmrmy f
Hamburgh, [1617.]
MAN. sb. Husband.
« Him's ray seccmd MAN."
MAN or MEN. One or ones. [Winterboume.]
'* That's him [pointing to a hen] ; the other MEN are'nt good layers."
« There's nobbut a shattering of apples on them trees ; t'other MEN
have a goodish few."
MAPUS, th. The head. [Phelps.]
MARE-BLOB. Caltha palustris. L. [Chedworth.] [Britten &
Holland.]
MARKET PEART, adj. Somewhat the worse for liquor, as
after market. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
MARRIAGE LINES. Marriage certificate. [Common.]
MARTIN HEIFER, sb. A barren heifer.
MARVLE. sh. Pronunciation of "marble." [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
MA5E. vb. To be confused, giddy, lightheaded. [V. of Glos.]
MASH MALLOW. Malva sylvestris. L. [Brittten & Holland.]
MASONTER. sb, A mason. [Icomb.]
MASTER, sb. Masc. of '* missus."
** The wife generally speaks of her husband as «« onr MASTER."
MATHEN. sb. The wild oxeye daisy. [Tortworth.]
MATHER, vb. To turn round before lying down, as an animal
often does. [Dumbleton.]
MAUNDER, vb. i. To ramble in the mind, to mumble.
2. To scold, speak imperiously. [Hund. of
Berk.]
"How he do MAUNDER anyone about."
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MAUNDY. adj, Abusive, saucy. [V. of Glos] [Hund.
of
Berk.]
MAUPLE. sb. The maple. [Heref]
MAWKIN. .rb. 1. A scarecrow. [V. of Glos.] f F.
of D.]
2. A mop of rags for cleaningr the oven.
[Hund. of Berk.] [S] [ii]
MAWSEY. adj. Woolly, spongy; of a turnip.
[Stow-on-Wold]
cf. MOSEY.
MAY. Generally used for “might.”
“ If I’d aheard in time, I MAY have come
yesterday."
MAY-BITTLE, or MAY-BUG. .tb. The cockchafer.
[Hund.
of Berk.] [S]
MAY-FISB. .rb. A fish found in the Severn
at Certain times of
year, also called the “twait.”
MAZARD, MAZZARD or MAZZARDS. Prunus Avium. L.
[Britten & Holland]
MAZZARD. sb. The head or face. An old ward.
[Heref]
[Phelps]
“And now my Lady Worm’s chapless, and knockt
about the
M AZARD with a sexton’s spade.”—-Hamld, V. I.
“ Let me go, Sir; or I’ll knock you o’er the
MAZARD.”—-0!lzella, if. 3.
MAZZERDY, or MAZZERDLY. adj. Knotty; of wood.
Also
called “ MASLEY.” [Hund. of Berk.]
MED. vb. May, or might. [E]
MEECE.:13. Moss, [South Cotswolds]
Meese, meesy, 122., mosse, mossy.—Smyth’.r
Err/[relay IllSS.
MEEKING. adj. Poorly, weakly. [Hund. of Berk.]
MEER. sb. A strip of grass or ridge left as a
boundary in
common fields. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.]
“ Doles and marks which of ancient time were
laid for the division
of MEERS and balks in the fields, to bring
the owners to
their right.”—Baok of Homilies, IL, 23 5.
«*And now mv Ladr Wonn*s chapless, and knodt about the
MAZARD with a sexton's s^^t^^—HmmtUt^ K i.
•• Let me go. Sir ; or rU knock jxw o*cr the MAZARD.'^^OAdZ^, iL 3.
M.\ZZERDY, or MAZZERDLY. aJj. Knotty; of wood. Also
called " MASLEY." [Hund. of Berk-T
MED. r>. May, or might. TL^
MEECE. x.^ MosiSs "^ South Cotswolds,"
MEEKING. -v', Pvvrlv. weakly, [Hund. of Berk.]
MEER, .<;^ .\ stnp v>f iirras:^ or rivic^ leit as a boundary in
c\Mv,n>v>n nckzs. ^V, of GIvx^] [Hund. of Berk.]
- IV^ifs A:s!^:is w^k>t of xaciertt time «xae Ik^d ior tbe division
v^! MKV KS AtKi KOJrtL ixs t!i<. ^^^^ ^^^ ^,n«ff tbe owners to
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MEG. s6. A trifling sum.
*' I haven't a MEG aboot me.*'
MEGRUMS. s^. Whims, fancies, " chaff.'' [Hund. of Berk.]
Ill temper. [F. of D.]
MENAJERY. sd. Contrivance.
MESHEROOM or MESHEROON. s». Mushroom. FHund.
of Berk.]
MESHES, sd. The threads of a screw. [Glouc]
MESS. Used contemptuously of anything insignificant. [V. of
Glos.] [F. ofD.]
MESSED UP. /./. To be in a strait.
MESSENGERS, sd. Small detached clouds betokening rain.
[V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
MESS OVER. vd. To make a fuss over a child. [V. of Glos.]
MEWS. sd. I. A hare's form. [Dumbleton.]
2. The run made by game through a hedge or
hole in a wall. [Tortworth.]
MICHE or MOOCHE. vb. To play truant. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund of Berk.] See MOOCHERS.
"Shall the blessed son of heaven prove a l^IICHER, and eat
blackberries?"— I //en, /K, iV. 4.
" In the Forest of Dean to MOOCHE blackberries, or simply to
MOOCH, means to pick blackberries ; and blackberries nave
thus obtained there the name of MOOCHES."
l^Heref. GL, p. 68, quoUd by HalliwtlL'\
MIDDLE BOND, sh. The thong of leather, or eelskin, which
connects the swivel of the handstaflf of a "thresher*
to the caplin on the ** nile."
MIDDLING, adj. Used of the health. [Common.]
" Very MIDDLING " means verv unwell ; " MIDDLING " means
Eretty well ; «' pretty MIDDLING, quite well .
>LING job," a bad business, a bad look out.
"It'll be a MIDDLING job for the farmers, if the rain lastcs."
MIFF, sh, A misunderstanding, quarrel. [Common.]
MIFFY. sb. A nickname for the devil. [Ilalliwell.] [Grose.].
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MIGHTY, adj. Exceedingly. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.] [F. of D.]
MIKE. vb. To loaf about. [Glouc]
MIKER is used for a truant, cf, MICHE.
MILES ENDWAYS. Said of very long miles. [Hund. of Bert]
MILK-HEARTED, adj. Poor spirited. [Hund. of Berk.]
MILK-LEAD, sb, A lead-lined receptacle for setting milk.
[Hund. of Berk.]
MILL. vh. To turn a thing about into the right direction.
[Glouc]
e.g. *< MILL that ladder ; " but I do not fed sure about this word.
MILLERD. sh. A miller. [V. of Glos.] [S.] [E.]
MILT or MELT. i. sh. The spleen. [V.of Glos.] [Hund. of
Berk.]
2. sh. The fluke in sheep. [Hund. of Berk.]
MIMMOCKING. adj. i. Making grimaces. [V. of Glos.1
2. Puny, weakly. I Hund. of Berk.]
[F. of D.]
MIMP. vh. To sham or pretend.
MIMPING. adj. Dainty. [V. of Glos.]
MIND. vh. To recollect. [V.of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk. J [NE.]
MINTS, sh. Mites. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.] [S.]
MINTY. adj: Full of mites. [V.of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
[F. of D.] [S.]
MIRE, vh. To wonder, admire. [Hund. of Berk.]
MIRKSHET or MUCKSHET. sh. Twilight. [Hund. of
Berk.] [F. ofD.] [S.]
Probably compounded from « mirk,' dusk, and * shut,' the fall of
night, cf. • Dup and shet * and " shut of evening."
MIRKY. adj. Muggy. [Hund. of Berk.]
MISCAM.. vh. To abuse. [V. of Glos.]
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MISCHIEFFUL or MISHTERFUL. adj. Mischievous.
[Common.]
MISCHY. lb. Mischief. [Phelps.]
MISKEN or MIXEN. sh. A dung heap. [Common.]
MISS, sh. Loss, want. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.
[F. of D.]
*' I could have better spared a better man ;
Oh ! I should have a heavy MISS of thee
If I were much in love with vanity."
Hen. IV., Pt. /., V. 4.
MISSOMER. sh. Pronunciation of "Midsummer." [Hund.
of Berk.]
MISWORD. ih. Unpleasant words, disagreement. [V. of
Glos.] [F. of D.]
" We did never have a MISWORD."
MOGGY, sh. A calf. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
[F. of D.]
MOGUE. vh. To make fun of.
MOIL. sh. Mud. [F. ofD.]
MOIL, or MILE. vh. i. To toil, labour. [N.E.]
2. To make messy or dirty, dedaub. [V.
of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.] [FofD.]
<* Then rouse thyself, O Earth, out of thy soyle
In which thou wallowest like to filthy swine,
And dost thy mind in dirty pleasures MOYLE.*'
Spenser. Hymn of Heavenly Lcrve,
" MOIT-'D, toa*d, mir'd, tir'd, still laboring, ever doing;
Yet were we 9 long hours that 8 miles going."
Taylor's Very Merry Wherry Ferry Voyage. 1 622.
"Now he must MOIL and drudge for one he loaths." — Dryden.
MOITHER. vb. To worrv, tire, harass, confuse. [V. of Glos.]
[F. of D.] [Bourton.J Also, to be delirious. [Dumbleton.J
" My grandmother, too, will understand me better, and will then
say no more, as she used to do : — Polly, what are these poor,
crazy, MOYTH£R£D brains of yours thinking of always ? "
C. Lambf Letter to Coleridge, Oct. 1 7, 1 796.
MOKE. vh. The same as "mike" and "mooch;" to loaf
about. [Glouc]
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MOLESHAG. sb, A sort of grub or caterpillar, which eats
the cabbages. [Hund. of Berk.]
MOLLICRUSH. Into a jelly. [Hund. of Berk.]
" To beat it aU of a MOLLICRUSH."
MOLLY, vb. Used of a man doing a woman's household work.
[V. of Glos.]
MOMBLE. sb, A state of confusion, entanglement. [Stow-
on-Wold.]
MOMBLE. vb. To muddle, confuse, perplex ; also to ravel,
tangle. [Bourton.] [Stow-on-Wold.]
" Er's bin an' MOMBLED mine now," said by a little girl, whose
knitting had been ravelled by her neighbour.
MOMMOCK. The same as MAMMOCK.
MOOCH, vb. To play truant. [Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
[S.] [S.W.] .S^^MICHE.
MOOCHIN ABOUT. Loafing about. [Clone] [Tortworth.]
MOOCHERS. sb. Blackberries. [F.ofD.] [Stow-on-Wold.]
MOOCHERING. Blackberr>dng. [F.ofD.]
«« MOOCHER, MOOCHER, blackberry hunter.
Tied by the rope, and swim by the water.*'
A rhyme addressed by bo3rs to any of them who had been mooching.
MOON. Chr}'santhemum Leucanthemum. L. [Britten &
Holland.]
MOON DAISY. Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum. L. [Britten
& Holland.]
MOOR, sb, A marsh. [Hund. of Berk.]
MOOT. y^. n. To move, shift position. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.]
MOOT, sb. The stump of a tree. [Hund. of Berk. [S.] [E.]
MOOT, vb. To grub up; of pigs, etc. [Hund. of Berk.]
( V\ of 1).]
M()( VIMN' AXl\. sb. An axe used for grubbing up the stumps
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MOP. J*. An^kin. [HaHhreJL;; 'Rjizi&i'
MOP. sL A hirmg fair.
bdd OK :2ke line ^ladirs ifi
-"*^i s ctT-^'
bccm» ibe nea 2si £=-]» vac vere ^zrcd
at the pfnioosBcps cs^ id be hind afBZ. A yfi"-T~g s
paid vixsi the bsifaai is sttack. x^ ibe csfi^eazcsi is la-
twdiv mooxla. ^k acs jai grif s« nriri ^ l^o^ucaes xai
Moffies."
MORE. x5. I. The root of a plant. '^Himd. of Besk.^ ^S.^
•'A^fidct MORE;" -a
" Teone thogand MORES of simdiT sccaz zzki
2. A stmnp of a tree. [^Hnnd. of
Hfncr, rtfr. TO MORE, to root op.
MORIN* AXE. sh. K two-edged axe for cutting the roots of
trees. [Hcnd. of Berk.]
MORT. sh. A large amount. [Huntlev.]
MORTABLE. adv. Verv.
MORTAL, adv. Exceedinglv. [Hand, of Berk.' Y. of D.]
MORTIFY, vh. To tease. [Hand, of Berk.'
MOSE or MOOZE. vb. To smoulder. ' V. of GIos.] "Hund.
of Berk.]
" The fires afl of a MOOZE."
MOSEY. adj. Half rotten, mealv, overripe: of a pear.
[V. of Glos.] [F. of D.] [Hund. of Berk.]
MOSSEL. sh. Pronunciation of " morsel." [ V. of Glos.]
MOST. adv. Almost.
MOST IN GENERALLY, adv. Generally.
MOTE. sh. A moth. [F. of D.] [Hund. of Berk.]
MOTHA. sh. A big rough girl. [Selsley.]
««A stromackmg MOTHA."
" Away ! you talk like a foolish MAUTHER."
Ben Jonson. Alchymist,
" A sling for a MOTHER ; a bow for a }yoy.—Tusser.
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MOTHERING SUNDAY. Mid-Lent Sunday. [Common]
On this day servant girls are supposed to visit
their mothers.
“To go a-MOTHERING is to visit parents on
Mid-lent Sunday;
a custom derived, as Cowel informs us, from
persons in the
times of pope? visiting their mother church on
that day, and
making theiro erings on the high altar. The
custom is yet
retained in some places, and is also known by
the name of
mid-lenting."
7012mm.
MOTHER-LAW. sb. Mother-in-Iaw.
MOTHER’S HEART. Capsella bursa-pastoris. L.
[Fairford]
[Britten & Holland]
MOULTER. vb. i.To smoulder.
2. To become friable; of the soil. Bricks
also are said to MOULTER with the
frost. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.]
MOUND. .tb. A fence, boundary, hedge. [V. of
Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.] [E] [S]
“ No cold shall hinder me with horns and bounds,
To thrid the thickets, or to leap the MOUNDS.”
Dryden, Translation of Virgil, Etlog‘ue: X., 82.
MOUSEN. sb. Mice. [Bourton]
MOUSTER. vb. To clear out, e.g., to clear out a
wasp’s nest,
or to clear beasts out of a field. [Hund.
of Berk.]
MOUTH-MAUL. vb. To talk badly. [Hund. of Berk.]
MOW. .rb. A rick. [Common]
A MOW of hay; a barley MOW.
MOWLTER. vb. To moult. [Cotswolds]
MUCKINGER. rb. A cloth for children to wipe
their noses.
[Phelps]
“ Be of good comfort; take my MUCKINDER and
drythine eyes.”
Ben 7mm. Talc of a Tub.
MUDGIN. sb. The fat on a pig's chitterlings. [V.
ofClos.]
[Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
MUG. vb. To meddle with.
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MUGGLEMENT. sd. A state of muddle, confosion.
"The ccxn is aD doirn, and in such a MUGGLEMENT we cant cot
it ikawxjs.^'—BitcJtmaM.'-yiakMDmrigsSfifjMrm im tk£ Cottes-
woids, 1890.
MULLEN, sb. The bridle of a cart horse. [Common.]
MULLOCK. sb. A state of confusion, a muddle, litter.
[Common.]
MUMBLE. vb. To eat without appetite. fDumbleton.]
[Kemerton.]
«« The man who langlied bat ooce to see an ass
MUMBLING to make the gross-grained thistks pass.
Might langh again to see a jury chaw
The priddes of anpaJatable law."
Dryden. The Medal,
MUMBLED. Bothered or confused. [Dumbleton.] [Kemerton.]
«* Mr. S. sez is accomits was MU^IBLED. Now if is accounts was
MUMBLED, 00 MUMBLED em ? "
MUMP. sb. A lump ; a great knotty piece of wood. [Glouc]
" A Kttle fiit MUMP of a chfld."
MUMPERS, sh. Lads dressed up, who enact a traditional
tale in one's hall on St. Thomas's Day or at Christmas.
[Selsley.]
MUMPING. On Dec. 21st (St. Thomas's Day), the old women
go round to the gentry and farmers to receive presents in
kind. This is called MUMPING, and is done by decent
people who would not beg. [Hund. of Berk.] [Selsley.]
^ They had no way left for getting rid of this mendicant perseverance,
but by sending for the beadle, and forcibly driving our
embassy of shreds and patches, with aU its MUMPING cant,
from the inhospitable door of cannibal castle."
Burke, Thoughts on a Regicide Peace,
MUMPUS. adv. Full length. [Selsley.]
" She fell down MUMPUS on the patch ; " said of a child with
epilepsy.
MUMPY. Lumpy.
"A MUMPY piece of meat."
MUMRUFFIN. sb. The long-tailed tit. [V. of Glos.]
[Hund. of Berk.] [F. of D.]
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