“The” West Somerset Word-book: A Glossary of Dialectal and Archaic Words and Phrases Used in the West of Somerset and East Devon, Volume 13; Volume 17Trübner, 1886 - 876 pages |
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... piece or shelf , is perfectly common . = In the following pages I repeat that I have taken nothing from Halliwell , nor from any other Glossary , but I have used them merely as reminders of words which I had omitted ; and for this ...
... piece or shelf , is perfectly common . = In the following pages I repeat that I have taken nothing from Halliwell , nor from any other Glossary , but I have used them merely as reminders of words which I had omitted ; and for this ...
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... piece of Billingsgate : [ Manurz ! wuy wus u - baurnd een u deesh kitl un u - breed aup een u tuur'u eep ! ] manners ... pieces , or separate parts . [ V - uur u - tèokt dhu klauk ubroaud ? ] , has he taken the clock to pieces ? [ Ees ...
... piece of Billingsgate : [ Manurz ! wuy wus u - baurnd een u deesh kitl un u - breed aup een u tuur'u eep ! ] manners ... pieces , or separate parts . [ V - uur u - tèokt dhu klauk ubroaud ? ] , has he taken the clock to pieces ? [ Ees ...
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... pieces ; quite done up . ALL TO PIECES [ aul tùe pees'ez ] . Infirm ; said of a man or a horse . [ Poour oal blid , ee - z aul tùe peeses wai dhu rùe maatriks , ] poor old blood , he is quite done up with the rheu- matism . [ Aew - z dh ...
... pieces ; quite done up . ALL TO PIECES [ aul tùe pees'ez ] . Infirm ; said of a man or a horse . [ Poour oal blid , ee - z aul tùe peeses wai dhu rùe maatriks , ] poor old blood , he is quite done up with the rheu- matism . [ Aew - z dh ...
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... piece . See GUDGEON . ARBOURAGE . See HARBOurage . ARB - RABBITS [ aarb rab'uts ] , sb . Wild geranium . We calls em sparrow birds , but the proper name's arb rabbits.— May 26 , 1884.-S. R. This of course is arb 28 WEST SOMERSET WORDS .
... piece . See GUDGEON . ARBOURAGE . See HARBOurage . ARB - RABBITS [ aarb rab'uts ] , sb . Wild geranium . We calls em sparrow birds , but the proper name's arb rabbits.— May 26 , 1884.-S. R. This of course is arb 28 WEST SOMERSET WORDS .
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... piece of balk " is understood as above . A carpenter said to me of a piece of board I gave him for a purpose : " Tis murder to use such stuff as that ; this here balk is gettin ter❜ble scarce , tis ' most so dear's mahogany . 2. Joists ...
... piece of balk " is understood as above . A carpenter said to me of a piece of board I gave him for a purpose : " Tis murder to use such stuff as that ; this here balk is gettin ter❜ble scarce , tis ' most so dear's mahogany . 2. Joists ...
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