Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the English Writers Previous to the Nineteenth Century which are No Longer in Use, Or are Not Used in the Same Sense. And Words which are Now Used Only in the Provincial Dialects, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1857 - English language |
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Page 221
... North . ( 2 ) s . Nonsense ; rubbish . Linc . Weak liquor is popularly called blashment , and is said to be blashy . BLASHY , adj . ( 1 ) Thin , poor , spo- ken of liquor . Northamp . ( 2 ) Wet and windy . BLASOUR , 8. A flatterer ...
... North . ( 2 ) s . Nonsense ; rubbish . Linc . Weak liquor is popularly called blashment , and is said to be blashy . BLASHY , adj . ( 1 ) Thin , poor , spo- ken of liquor . Northamp . ( 2 ) Wet and windy . BLASOUR , 8. A flatterer ...
Page 251
... North . ( 3 ) adj . Impetuous ; hasty ; rash . ( 4 ) s . A violent push . ( 5 ) 8. A rash or eruption . West . ( 6 ) s . Any sudden development , a crash . ( 7 ) v . To prepare ore . North . BRASH , 8. A sudden WATER - BRASH , J ...
... North . ( 3 ) adj . Impetuous ; hasty ; rash . ( 4 ) s . A violent push . ( 5 ) 8. A rash or eruption . West . ( 6 ) s . Any sudden development , a crash . ( 7 ) v . To prepare ore . North . BRASH , 8. A sudden WATER - BRASH , J ...
Page 254
... North . ( 3 ) v . To breed . ( 4 ) adj . ( A.-S. ) Broad ; extended . ( 5 ) adv . Abroad . Skinner . ( 6 ) s . Living ; employment . North . ( 7 ) s . A knot . West . ( 8 ) 8. ( A.-S. ) A board . ( 9 ) 8. A braid . BREDECHESE , 8. Cream ...
... North . ( 3 ) v . To breed . ( 4 ) adj . ( A.-S. ) Broad ; extended . ( 5 ) adv . Abroad . Skinner . ( 6 ) s . Living ; employment . North . ( 7 ) s . A knot . West . ( 8 ) 8. ( A.-S. ) A board . ( 9 ) 8. A braid . BREDECHESE , 8. Cream ...
Page 260
... North . BRONSTROP , 8. A prostitute . BROO , 8. ( 1 ) The top of anything ; the brow . ( 2 ) Brother . North . A broo- chip , a person of the same trade , or likeness . BROOD , v . To cherish . BROODLE , v . To cuddle . North . BROODY ...
... North . BRONSTROP , 8. A prostitute . BROO , 8. ( 1 ) The top of anything ; the brow . ( 2 ) Brother . North . A broo- chip , a person of the same trade , or likeness . BROOD , v . To cherish . BROODLE , v . To cuddle . North . BROODY ...
Page 279
... North . ( 5 ) v . To squander money . Warw . ( 6 ) adj . Nice in appetite . Leic . CADDLING , part . a . ( 1 ) Dawdling . Somerset . ( 2 ) Tale - telling . CADDOW , 8. A jackdaw . East . CADDY , ( 1 ) 8. A ghost or bugbear . North . ( 2 ) ...
... North . ( 5 ) v . To squander money . Warw . ( 6 ) adj . Nice in appetite . Leic . CADDLING , part . a . ( 1 ) Dawdling . Somerset . ( 2 ) Tale - telling . CADDOW , 8. A jackdaw . East . CADDY , ( 1 ) 8. A ghost or bugbear . North . ( 2 ) ...
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