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"Q"
QUARHELS. small panes in an old fashioned window.
QUARE. queer.
t]UERT. a quart.
QUICK STICKS. to do a thing instantly, in a flash.
QUIFF. hair of a man or boy brushed upwards from the forehead.
HIRK. a person who makes odd statements, who gives odd answers and
awkward replies.
QUILT. to beat. Quilting - a beating.
"R"
RAD. loosely woven.
RADDLE. to weave with willows as in basket making.
RADDLE. red or rose colour, to colour by rubbing with small stones
obtained from a stream.
RADDLE. to beat, awl raddle thi boouns.
RAMM BAZZ. to rush at or against a person like a bull at a gate.
RAPPUT. a rabbit.
RAPPOCKIN. rough play, skylarking.
RATTLED. angry, annoyed, vexed, upset abruptly.
RAWM. to over exert oneself in lifting, moving a heavy object.
RATCH. to stretch, to make much of a story, to overstate.
RAWNGE. the passage from which cows are fed indoors.
RAWNK. rank, soft growth in vegetation.
RAWNK. strong smelling as manure or decaying matter.
RAYTHUR. rather.
RAYUKIN AYUT. staying out late at nights.
RAYUM. space or a room.
RAYUND. round.
RAYUS. rouse.
RAYUSTY. rusty.
RAZZUCKIN. frolicing, skylarking.
RAZZERED. vexed, put out, very angry.
ROOUD. road.
ROOUD. do - id this rooud - this way.
REAMER. a person who is exceptionally skilled in any game or craftsmanship.
REET. right.
REEUNINS. reins for a horse.
REEUN. the gutter or channel left by a plough when it turns a furrow.
RECK. wrack, rubbish ashed down by a river or stream.
RECKED UP. blocked up by rubbish as a drain or water course. :
REEUSTY. reasty - home cured bacon which has gone stale, or lost condition
through being kept too
RECTIFY. to put right an error, to clear or purify spirits.
REIGHCHED. reached, Reichch - to reach.
RICK. rick the fire. To stir the fire with the poker to release the
dust and ashes.
RID. to pull up trees or a growing hedge.
RIFT. to belch, to be relieved of wind by the mouth.
RIMMOCK. a broken or dilapidated article, a broken down cycle
RIGGOTT. a small gutter or channel in which to sow seeds.
RITTLING or RICKLING. the smallest or poorest of a litter.
RIVE - RIVEN. to split or pull asunder.
ROPS. entrails.
ROOUD. road, way, Do id this rooud - Do it this way.
ROOM FULL. full to overflowing. Romm full of mischief. To force material
into a space.
ROOUR. to rear.
ROOST. the upper floor in a barn used for storing hay or straw. -
ROOUTIN. rotting.
ROOZE. to rouse.
ROOZIN FIRE. a roaring fire.
ROWL. to roll.
ROWLER. a farm roller.
ROWLIIN PIN. rolling pin.
RUCK. a heap of materials.
RUCK. to gather materials into a heap.
RUN BAR PORE. a running kick.
RUTCHURT. Richard.
RUTT. a channel or track left on land by the wheel of a heavy vehicle.
RUSH BURYING. rush bearing a fair or festiv which used to be held
at Burscough.
"S"
SACKLESS.
without spirit or energy, lifeless, careless.
SAD. a rich cake which has fallen in the middle. -
SAM. to push as a spade into the ground. To pack soil in a hole with
a ranmer.
SANNER. sooner. Awd sanner ride than walk - I would prefer to ride.
SATED. to have eaten to a sufficiency, to be satisfied.
SAWSE. to berate a child, to admonish, to give a tell ing off. SECK.
a sack.
SAWT. salt.
SAWVE. salve.
SAYCRUT. a secret.
SAYUND. sound.
SAYUK. to suck.
SAYUR. sour.
SAYUTHPOOURT. Southport.
SCAGGIN. to be beated in a scoring game. i.e. billiards or cricket.
SCALE. to rake the bars of the fire with the poker.
SCAME - SKAME. a scheme, to scheme.
SCAMMER. to scramble, to scammer up a tree - to climb a tree.
SCAPLINS broken stones, graded in sizes for road maing.
SCARR. to scour.
SCARR UM. to run swiftly away, scarrin um
SCARAGRICE. an inferior object or person. Similar to a scapegrace.
SCASE. scarce.
SCATTLE. nervous, frightened.
SCAWD. scald.
SCAWP. a scoop, to scoop.
SCAWP AYUT. to stride out' with long strides.
SCAYUL. scowl, to scowl.
SCENS - SKENS. a person whose eyes do not both look in the same direction.
SCOG. to chat - to talk together, holding a conversation scoggin.
SCOOT. to go away quickly, a command - be scootin.
SCORRICK. a very small scrap. Not a scorrick - not
SCOTCH. to put a stop to incorrect rumours or tales, a wedge put to
a wheel.
SCOUSE. a weed which grows on the roadside, Queen Annes Lace.
SCOOUR. a score, 20 yards, 20 lbs in weight.
SCURF. a scarf.
SCOOUR. to score runs in cricket. Goals in football.
SCUTCH. to beat flax ;n preparation for making into linen.
SCUTCH. to beat a child. Awl gi thee a good scutchin. (From the beating
of flax).
SCUSE. an excuse.
SECK. a sack. Secked - to be dismissed by an employer.
SEMMED. seemed (he semmed o reet) - he seemed all right.
SEECH. to search.
SEET. he sat.
SEET. a right sight, a rough unkempt dirty person.
SELL. self. His'sell - himself.
SEET. eyesight - ee seet.
SEEUM. seam.
SEEUT. a seat.
SEEUSON. season.
SEEULIN. ceiling.
SECK. a sack.
SECKED. to be dismissed from a post.
SEGS. hard skin on feet or hands.
SEH. say. They say. Sez - he says.
SILE. a sieve to strain milk.
SINUS. sinews.
SENNUGREWN. sinews, stiff or immovable.
SETTIN. planting as of potatoes - (settin praytus)
SEN. they say.
SETUDEH. Saturday.
SET TO. a fight, a scrimmage.
SET. a potato whole or cut with a sprit or sproat used I for planting.
SETTING. (planting) Praylus - being a local term.
SHADE. a shed, a wooden cabin.
SET. sat - to sit down.
SHAFFLIN. Hafflin and shafflin. Avoiding or evading a decision, over
an agreement.
SHAMMOCKIN. an ungainly walker. A person who is badly shod.
SHAPE. to make an attempt or effort to work, to get in the right position
or posture to work. -
SHIFTLESS. a person without enterprise or energy.
SHAYERS. an eel spear. A three or four pronged instrument with a handle
8-10 feet in length. The prongs are serrated and close together to
hold the eel. The spear is used in water with a sandy or muddy bottom
by stabbing where an eel is suspected to lie. I saw a new spear strapped
on a car travelling towards Rufford about three years ago.
SHRAYUD. a shroud.
SCRAT. to scratch.
SCRAT UM. they got away in a hurry.
SCRATTIN FOR A LIVIN. working hard for a bare living.
SCREEUM. a scream, to scream.
SCXOOF. scurf, scales and dust from the head and hair. ;
SHAYUT. to shout.
SHEPSTER, SHEPPEY. a starling.SHEED. to shed, to spill.
SHINTY. an uproar.
SHINE. a scene or bother. Don't make a shine about a difference.
SHIPPON. a cow shed.
SHIVE. a slice of bread.
SHOO. to shovel.
SHOO/TO SHOOSH. to drive birds away.
SHOODERS. shoulders.
SHOON. shoes.
SHOTT. a debt at the grocerts shop, a debt on the slate.
SHOWLER. a fish, a roach, which swims in a shoal.
SHURP. sharp, as a knife. To look sharp
SHUT. to get shut of an article, to get rid of an article or person.
SIDE. to clear away crockery from the table after a meal.
SIDE. to eat, to put away a great quantity of food. He can side summut.
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SIN seen.
SITCH. such.
SIVV. a seive, a sythe
SKAME. a scheme, to scheme.
SKAYUL. to scowl.
SKELTER. to run, to scatter, as a crowd caught in a heavy shower.
SKELPIN. a beating.
SKEW WHIFT. awry, crooked, not in line.
SKITTER. to scatter or run away, as a crowd.
SKITTERING. a thin covering of manure on a field, a thin dusting or
showering of lime or powdered material.
SKRIKE. a shriek or yell. To cry as a child.
SLACK. a hollow or depression on farm land sometimes holding water.
SLACK. coal dust.
SLANCE. a cat which steals food from the table or pantry.
SLAT. to throw water or to splash. :
SLAT. to slat or throw an insult or accusation against a person. (He
slat id ad im).
SLATTER. to drop or scatter loose materials, to litter.
SLATTERY. showery, broken weather.
SLAYUCH slouch. :
SLAVVER. to emit saliva as a baby.
SLECK. small coal or coal dust (slack). D. to shed, to spill.
SLECK. to put out a fire with water.
SLECK. to slake burnt lime with water for use in mortar and white-wash.
SLEIGHT. a slight on a nerson's character, sleihty shoddy work.
SLEER. a slight to a person by speech or laugh or even a look or derisory
manner.
SLEWD. a person who is drunk.
SLOPED OT. went away discreetly, slunk away.
SLIPPY. slipery, be slippy - be quick.
SLOP STOOUN. the kitchen sink which used to be of stone.
SLURR. a slide, to slide.
SLUTCH. mud.
SMITTIE. a stallion or bull, effective in mating.
SMO. small.
SMO TOOTH COMM. small tooth comb.
SMOOK. smoke, to smoke.
SMOOR. smother, to smother.
SNAFFLE. to take possession of, to steal an article.
SNAGGIN. the cutting away of ends of willows on or in a basket.
SNAPE. to check or curb a child, to reprimand.
SECK. the latch of a door. Sometimes operated by a finger through
hole in the door.
SNERPLED UP. food dried up or burned in cooking.
SNIG. an eel.
SNOOUR. to snore.
SNORCHIN. snorting, sniffing.
SNOT. mucus or discharge from the nose.
SNOTTY. bad tempered, bad mannered.
SNUTTER. to stumble, to trip, he snuttered and tumbled - he fell.
SNFFED ID. he has died.
SOAKED. to be over charged in price, to be fined heavily.
SOGGER. a big one - of immense size.
SOO. a female pig which has a litter of young ones.
SOPPIN WEET. clothes saturated with water.
SOOUP. soap.
SOOUP. a small quantity of intoxicating liquid.
SOOUP. too mitch (too much) drunk.
SOOURD. rind of bacon. A sword.
SOOU. so - it is so.
SOONER. a person who would sooner lie in bed than go to work.
SOOUR. sore.
SOOURT. sort, to sort.
SORLY. surly.
SOSS. to immerse in water repeatedly, as clothes on wash day.
SOGGER. a big one.
SORLER. a big one.
SOWD. sold.
SOUJER. a soldier.
SUFF. sough a gulley, a drain built of stones.
SOME BIT LIKE. betterp up to standard.
SPADE GRAFT DEEP. digging the full depth of a spades
SPARROW BILLS. the nals used on the soles of hob nailed boots.
SPEAR. a fixed wooden screen inside a house by the side of door to
stop the draught.
SPECK. spec, on chance, to act speculatively.
SPELKS. the strong stckes of a basket or framework. Strong willows
split down the centre and trimmed to form the framework of a basket.
SPELKS. another term for splints.
SPEIGHK. to speak.
SPILE. a splinter of wood which has penetrated the finger.
SPOCKEN. spoken.
SPOOURT. sport.
SPOll. the span of a bridge, to span with the hand.
SPON NEW. brand new.
SPRAWSIN. talking bombastically, swaggering, talking big.
SPRAYID. to spread, a spread as at a feast.
SPREE. SPREEING. going drinking, leaving their work for days and weeks.
SPRIT or SPROUT. the shoot or growth on seed potatoes.
SPRIT. to sprit to sprout.
SPROD. spread the manure.
SPRODDEN. the manure was spread (wur sprodden).
SPUR. to question a person inquisitively, to quizz.
SQUOZE. he squeezed it.
SQUOZZEN. it was squeezed.
STAWMPLE. to stumble and stagger clumsily.
STAYUT. stout.
STEEL. a stile on a footpath.
STEEUM. steam.
STEIGHL. steal, to steal, the handle of a hammer or rake.
STETTY a bonny stetty. A dirty dishevelled person
STIDDY. steady.
STIFF CURT.
a broad wheeled tipping farm cart without springs.
STOO. a stool.
STOODE. he stood.
STOR. to stir, having some stor - having some fun. Stor - a big affair
or party.
STO, STOW. to stall, stowin - stalling.
STOWED. stalled - to have eaten to a sufficiency.
STOWE. stolen.
STREEU. straw.
STREEUM. a stream.
STROKE (he struck a blow) stroke of work - a job of work.
STROWL. a stroll.
STRINES. the sides of a wooden ladder or the handles of a wooden barrow.
STRIlGE. a wooden measure for peas or grain, 2 strikes one peck.
STRUNG. strong.
STUB. a wooden fence post or gate post.
STURT. to start.
STURVED ThROUGH. chilled or cold through the body.
SUMHAYU. some how.
SUMMAT. something.
SUMBRY. somebody.
SUMDY. somebody.
SUNG. a song - he sang - he sung.
SUIT. to please, to fit or match a person ie. a hat or dress.
SUP. to drink.
SUW. to sew, to stitch, suwin away - walking fast with a swaying motion.
SWADDLE. to drink noisily or often.
SWADS. pea pods, pea shells.
SWANK. a well dressed person. Swanking - showing off. SWAP. to exchange.
SWAT. to sweat, he swat - he was sweating (sweeutin).
SWAPE. sharp as a knife.
SWAPE. quick, he swape, be sharp, be quick.
SWAGE. an iron wedge for splitting wood.
SWALER. a wholesaler of provisions, produce etc.
SWATHE BAWKED. to miss or leave a strip uncut when mowing grass.
SWELT. to soak as dried peas.
SWEWL. SWOOL. to singe off down or hairs from a dressed fowl.
SWILLINS. waste food used to feed the pigs.
SWINGLE TREE. part of a horses' gears made of wood, a space piece
between the chains attached to the horse and plough.
SWITH'N. twisted, crooked, out of shape.
SYE. a fine seive or filter.
SYKE. to gasp when entering icy water.
SWURM. a swarm of bees.
SWURM. to swarm, to climb a post by gripping with both hands and feet.