ish _adj._ tender, delicate (A S _hnesc_)
Nestle-tripe _s._ the poorest bird in the nest; weakest pig in the
litter; puny child
Never-the-near to no purpose
Newelty _s._ novelty
Nickle _v.n._ to move hastily along in an awkward manner _adj._ beaten
down, applied to corn
Nicky, Nicky-wad _s._ a small fagot of thorns
Niddick _s._ the nape of the neck
Nif _conj._ if and if
'Nighst, Noist _prep._ nigh, near
Ninny-watch _s._ a longing desire
Nippigang, Nimpingang _s._ a whitlow
Nitch _s._ a burden, a fagot of wood
Nix _v._ to impose on, to nick
Northern, Northering _adj._ incoherent, foolish
Nosset _s._ a dainty dish such as is fit for a sick person
'Nottamy _s._ applied to a man become very thin (anatomy)
Nug _s._ unshapen piece of timber, a block
Nug-head _s._ a blockhead
Nuncle _s._ uncle _v.a._ to cheat
Nurt, or Nort nothing (w. of Parret)
Nuthen _s._ a great stupid fellow
Oak-web (wuck-ub) _s._ cock-chafer, may-bug
Oak-wuck _s._ the club at cards
Oaves _s._ the eaves of a house
Odments _s. pl._ odd things, offals
Oh _v._ to long greatly
Old-man's-Beard _s._ clematis
Old-rot _s._ cow-parsnip (_heracleum_)
Onlight _v.n._ to alight from on horse-back
Ool will; o'ot wilt o'ot'n't wilt not
Ope _s._ an opening
Open-erse _s._ a medler (A S _open-oers_), a fruit used medicinally
Ordain _v._ to purpose
Orloge _s._ a clock (horologe)
Or'n _pron._ either, ex. O'rm o'm, either of them
Ort _pron._ aught, anything
Orts _s._ scraps, leavings
Oseny, or Osening _v._ to forbode, predict (A S _wisian_)
Ourn ours
Out-ax'd _part._ to have the bands fully published
Out-faring _s._ lying outside the borough
Over-get _v.a._ to overtake
Over-look _v.a._ to bewitch
Over-right (auver-right) _adv._ opposite
Ovvers _s. pl._ over-hanging bank of rivers, edge of rivers (A S _ofer_)
Pair-of-Stairs _s._ a staircase with two landings
Pallee _adj._ broad, as pallee-foot, pallee-paw
Palme _s._ catkins of the willow (_salix caprea_)
Pame _s._ the mantle thrown over an infant who is going to be Christened
Panchard-night _s._ Shrove-Tuesday night
Pank _v._ to pant
Papern _adj._ made of paper
Parget _v.a._ to plaster the inside of a chimney with mortar made of
cow-dung and lime
Parrick _s._ a paddock
Paumish _adj._ handling awkwardly
Pautch, Pontch _v._ to tread in mire
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