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... says Alp is a north coun- try name for this bird . Ray , among his S. and E. country words says , " An Alp or Nope is a bull- finch . first took notice of this word in Suffolk , but find since that it is used in other counties , al ...
... says Alp is a north coun- try name for this bird . Ray , among his S. and E. country words says , " An Alp or Nope is a bull- finch . first took notice of this word in Suffolk , but find since that it is used in other counties , al ...
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... says that it is a Saxon word . It occurs in the Midsum- mer Night's Dream . Robin Goodfellow , among other mischievous pranks , is accused by Puck of being he who sometimes " makes the drink to bear no barm . " II . 1 . Ray has it in a ...
... says that it is a Saxon word . It occurs in the Midsum- mer Night's Dream . Robin Goodfellow , among other mischievous pranks , is accused by Puck of being he who sometimes " makes the drink to bear no barm . " II . 1 . Ray has it in a ...
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... says " To bag - to breed , to become pregnant ” — Well , Venus shortly bagged , and ere long was Cupid bred , Alb . Engl . VI . p . 148 . BAHD . A bird “ bahds - neezen ” birds - nesting . BALK . See BAUK . C BALE . Bound in this sense ...
... says " To bag - to breed , to become pregnant ” — Well , Venus shortly bagged , and ere long was Cupid bred , Alb . Engl . VI . p . 148 . BAHD . A bird “ bahds - neezen ” birds - nesting . BALK . See BAUK . C BALE . Bound in this sense ...
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... say " ah ! —a pretty batch of lambs " -or quaintly , " a precious batch of rogues . " It is not a local word ... says a Commentator " is brushwood— which fired " -- he kindly adds-- " burns fiercely , but is soon out . " Ray ...
... say " ah ! —a pretty batch of lambs " -or quaintly , " a precious batch of rogues . " It is not a local word ... says a Commentator " is brushwood— which fired " -- he kindly adds-- " burns fiercely , but is soon out . " Ray ...
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... say That putting all his words together , ' Tis three blue beans in one blue bladder . Cant . I. v . 25 . Thus far ... says " Beastings , or milk immediately after calving . ' , In Scottish " Beist , Beistyn , the first milk of a cow ...
... say That putting all his words together , ' Tis three blue beans in one blue bladder . Cant . I. v . 25 . Thus far ... says " Beastings , or milk immediately after calving . ' , In Scottish " Beist , Beistyn , the first milk of a cow ...
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AINT ANINND applied Bailey basket beat believe bird blow BUTES called Cheshire Cocker common commonly corn COSTARD country words curious derived especially Essex explains fare farther flump French given Glossary GOOF Grose hare hassock Hawstead head Hence Hengrave Hall horse Icelandic Jameison land Macbeth meaning milk Nares adds Nares gives Nares says Nares shows nearly never heard Norf Norfolk north country north country word noticed Nunch old word Othello passage pease perhaps PERK phrase piece plough poonch pretty probably pronounced proverb quotation quotes recollect referred Rhyming Saxon Scotch Scotland Scottish seems Shakespeare sheep shews Shuckled SKEWBALD snaggy sometimes sort sound spelled Spenser straw Suffolk sense Suffolk word suppose term thing thou timber tion tree Tusser verb verse vulgar wheat whelk wood word occurs YANGLE yeow young
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