GLOSSARY. THE YANKEYISMS ARE IN SMALL CAPITALS. a familiar creature, kept about the fire-side, a dog, a cat, or a guinea-pig. anatomy, properly skeleton. shrewd. a turkey. a twisted shell, which seems always to have a sound within it; hence a crying child is called a roaring buckie. the wild woods. spell or charm. a coin, the hundredth part of a dollar. a boy, or short thick-set little fellow. chimney-corner; it is not, however, the exact mean ing, for the lug of the chumla was a sort of handle projecting from the corner of the grate hamlet or village. run-away. taking hold of the arms. Cleeking Clishmaclavers Clouts COCKTAIL, & a dram of bitters. Coomy Cosily familiar conversation relative to news. churme or hum. any thing harsh and uneven; for example, Habakkuk is a crunkly word. a pert little girl, supposed to resemble such as have mounted the repenting stool. Dight wipe. Disjasket wearied, dishevelled, faded, or rather the effect of all three. shabby persons. thirst. a hollow from a blow on a metallic vessel. See porter pots. enticing or seducing. the disposition to teaze. N.B. Sea Fyke, a hint to Pickles-Take the dry sea-foam found on the shore, pulverize it in a shovel over the fire, and rub the powder slyly on the cheek or other delicate part of a maiden aunt, and make your escape. a beggarman. obliges, compels. comfortably fat. See many landladies, aldermen, and church dignitaries. a thin plate of iron for baking cakes upon. the evening twilight. literally buy the whole carcase. palpitating, throbbing. the mountain daisy. rank, degree. Gouping Gowan GRADE Gradawa or Graduate a physician. shudder, or the moral feeling which accompanies it. think. a loud horse-laugh. gaiters, properly stockings without feet, worn with shoes, and serving for boots. Query, is this from "Come o'er shins." a machine for clearing and combing flax, used figuratively for scolding or such like tribulation. Hirple Hooly the action of a cripple or lame person in walking. the flat open meadow land at the turn of a river between the bank and the higher land. gently, softly. a midwife. without horns. the hams. the incoming of emigrants. Huml't Hunkers IMMIGRATION, a Inkling a hint. a tavern or inn. such like. clever. energy. smith's ashes. small thick rain. a hasty refreshment. a stump or any impediment in the way. the sound of the wind. a female fortune-teller. remarkable. inquire. an iron utensil for some kitchen purpose, the exact use not known to me. spirit, animation; figurative from fire. incomplete. verandah. dust in motion. a visible fluctuation of the atmosphere in warm weather. a springy piece of ground. caprices. the schoolmaster's strap. a degree, a little. romping. a machine in use in the West of Scotland, about or before 1789, to weigh half-pennies. the shaft of a carriage. |