“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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Page vii
... plough . " What species ? He gives " Ledger , horizontal bar of a scaffold . " Which ? Forby gives " Spud , an instrument , a sort of hoe . " What sort ? Instances of similar indefinite definitions might be multiplied to any extent . I ...
... plough . " What species ? He gives " Ledger , horizontal bar of a scaffold . " Which ? Forby gives " Spud , an instrument , a sort of hoe . " What sort ? Instances of similar indefinite definitions might be multiplied to any extent . I ...
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... plough - boys invariably use it when calling out to urge on their horses or oxen by their names : Blau - sm - ŭ ! Kapteen - ŭ ! Faur teen - u ! Chuur ee - u ! Blossom , Captain , Fortune , Cherry . ABB [ aub ] , sb . Weaver's weft , i ...
... plough - boys invariably use it when calling out to urge on their horses or oxen by their names : Blau - sm - ŭ ! Kapteen - ŭ ! Faur teen - u ! Chuur ee - u ! Blossom , Captain , Fortune , Cherry . ABB [ aub ] , sb . Weaver's weft , i ...
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... plough in ; I should work it right across diagonally . This word would not often be used to express a slant from the perpendicular , though occasionally it is heard in this sense . Thick post is all aslen - i . e . not upright . This ...
... plough in ; I should work it right across diagonally . This word would not often be used to express a slant from the perpendicular , though occasionally it is heard in this sense . Thick post is all aslen - i . e . not upright . This ...
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... plough made to turn a furrow at will either to the right or left ; same as a two - way sull ( q . v . ) , called also a vore and back sull . BACK - CHAIN [ baak - chain , or chaa'yn ] , sb . A short chain , of which the middle part is ...
... plough made to turn a furrow at will either to the right or left ; same as a two - way sull ( q . v . ) , called also a vore and back sull . BACK - CHAIN [ baak - chain , or chaa'yn ] , sb . A short chain , of which the middle part is ...
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... ploughing a field there are always some corners and generally other small places which cannot be got at with the plough , and must be dug by hand - these are called [ baats ] . 4. A round stick used to strike the ball in the game of ...
... ploughing a field there are always some corners and generally other small places which cannot be got at with the plough , and must be dug by hand - these are called [ baats ] . 4. A round stick used to strike the ball in the game of ...
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