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 1 |
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... Lanc . ACONICK , adj . ( from aconite . ) Poi- sonous . Rider . Acor , adv . ( from the A.-S. cop . ) On end ; conically . Marry sh ' is not in fashion yet ; she wears a hood , but it stands acop . ACORE , ACORYE , Ben Jonson , iii , 60 ...
... Lanc . ACONICK , adj . ( from aconite . ) Poi- sonous . Rider . Acor , adv . ( from the A.-S. cop . ) On end ; conically . Marry sh ' is not in fashion yet ; she wears a hood , but it stands acop . ACORE , ACORYE , Ben Jonson , iii , 60 ...
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... Lanc . ( 2 ) s . ( A.-N. ) Sourness . North . AIGHENDALE . A measure in Lan- cashire containing seven quarts . Ash . See Aghendole . AIGHS , 8. An axe . Lanc . AIGHT , pret . Ought ; owed . Yorksh . AIGHTEDEN , adj . ( A.-S. ) The ...
... Lanc . ( 2 ) s . ( A.-N. ) Sourness . North . AIGHENDALE . A measure in Lan- cashire containing seven quarts . Ash . See Aghendole . AIGHS , 8. An axe . Lanc . AIGHT , pret . Ought ; owed . Yorksh . AIGHTEDEN , adj . ( A.-S. ) The ...
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... Lanc . ALL - FOURS , 8. A game at cards . A traditional epitaph describes an enthusiast : Here lies the body of All Fours , Who spent his money and pawned his clothes : And if you wish to know his name , It is high , low , Jack , and ...
... Lanc . ALL - FOURS , 8. A game at cards . A traditional epitaph describes an enthusiast : Here lies the body of All Fours , Who spent his money and pawned his clothes : And if you wish to know his name , It is high , low , Jack , and ...
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... Lanc . Well Mr Cunstable , sed Justice , Whot an ye brought me neaw ? Tim Bobbin . ( 2 ) s . ( A.-S. , from innan , to dwell . ) A dwelling ; a house . Nou beth therinne that riche toure Four and twenty maidenes boure , So wele were ...
... Lanc . Well Mr Cunstable , sed Justice , Whot an ye brought me neaw ? Tim Bobbin . ( 2 ) s . ( A.-S. , from innan , to dwell . ) A dwelling ; a house . Nou beth therinne that riche toure Four and twenty maidenes boure , So wele were ...
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... Lanc . And his bringing up another - gates mar- riage than such a minion . Lyly's Mother Bombie , act 1 . When Hudibras , about to enter Upon another - gates adventure , To Ralpho call'd aloud to arm , Not dreaming of approaching storm ...
... Lanc . And his bringing up another - gates mar- riage than such a minion . Lyly's Mother Bombie , act 1 . When Hudibras , about to enter Upon another - gates adventure , To Ralpho call'd aloud to arm , Not dreaming of approaching storm ...
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