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inwick
▪ I. inwick, n. Sc. Curling. (ˈɪnˌwɪk) [f. in adv. + (?) wick v.] A shot which strikes the inside of another stone and glances off it to the tee, as in a cannon in billiards; practised when an adversary's stone is in, and strongly guarded from front attack; the same as an inring (but see the vb.).18... Oxford English Dictionary
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inripen
▪ I. ˈinˌring, n. Sc. Curling. [f. in adv. 12 d + ring n.] A shot in which the player's stone is made to hit the inside of another stone so as to glance from it and hit the winner, taking it out and lying shot itself: now more usually termed inwick.1789 D. Davidson Seasons 169 (Jam.) Syne hurling..W... Oxford English Dictionary
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Peter Hay Hunter
my Daughter (1884) The Crime of Christmas Day (1885) After the Exile: 100 Years of Jewish History and Literature (1889) Sons of the Croft (1893) James Inwick wikipedia.org
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outwick
▪ I. outwick, n. Sc. Curling. (ˈaʊtˌwɪk) [f. out- 7 + wick v. (?)] A shot that cannons off the outside of another stone so as to impel it nearer the tee; practised when a well-guarded adversary's stone is in, and an ‘inwick’ cannot be taken.1805 McIndoe Poems 56 (E.D.D.) Mony a nice out-weik's been ... Oxford English Dictionary
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rig-bone
ˈrig-bone Now Sc. and north. Forms: α. 4 rigbon, 5–6 ryg-, 6 rigbone. β. 5 rygbane, 6, 9 Sc. rigbane (9 north. -baan, -beean, -beyan). [f. rig n.1] = ridge-bone.a 1330 Syr Degarre 450 Some he brekketh the nekke anon, And of some the rig-bon. c 1400 Song of Roland 736 His shulder smot he quyt asundur... Oxford English Dictionary
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wick
▪ I. wick, n.1 (wɪk) Forms: α. 1 weoce, 3 wueke, 4–6 weke, weyke, wyke, 5–7 wike, weeke, (–9 dial.) week, 6 weyk, (weack), 6–7 weik, wieke, (6, 8 weak), 7 wiek, wieck. β. 4–7 wicke, 5 wyk, 6 wycke, 7– wick. [OE. wéoce wk. fem., also wéoc str. fem. (in candelwéoc), corresp. to MDu. wiecke (Du. wiek),... Oxford English Dictionary
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syver
syver Sc. (ˈsaɪvə(r)) Forms: 7–9 siver, 9 syvo(u)r, syver. [? ad. (north-eastern) OF. sewiere sewer n.1] = syre.1606 Charter in Dallas Stiles (1697) 774 Lie sinks, sivers, guttars, eyes,..airholls [etc.]. 1793 Statist. Acc. Scot. VII. 145 The manse..lies in a swamp, the inconvenience of which the pr... Oxford English Dictionary
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scodgy
scodgy Sc. (ˈskodʒɪ) Also 8–9 scogie, scougie, scudgie, skodge, skodgie, skudgy. [Of obscure origin.] ‘A boy or girl who cleans boots, or does the dirty work of the kitchen; a drudge’ (E.D.D.). Also attrib.1786 Har'st Rig xci, The Scogie lass does rin wil haste And bring the kale. 1850 A. M{supc}Gil... Oxford English Dictionary
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nicher
▪ I. ˈnicher, n. [Cf. next.] A neigh; a laugh.a 1791 Blind Harper of Lochmaben xv. in Child Ballads IV. 18/1 There she [a mare] gave mony a nicher and sneer. 1844 Richardson's Local Historian's Table-bk., Leg. Div. II. 137 There was sic a queer eiry nicher, as o' some hundreds o' creatures laughin'.... Oxford English Dictionary
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stithy
stithy, n. (ˈstɪðɪ) Forms: α. 3–4 steþi, 4 stethie, 4–5 stiþi, 4 stithi, 4–7 stithie, 5–6 stethy, stythy(e, 6 stythie, (5 styhthy, 6 stethye, stithye, 7 stythe), 7– stithy; β. chiefly Sc. and north. 4–6 stedy, 5 stedye, 6 steddye, -ie, stedee, steadie, 9 steddy, steady; 6 styd(d)y, styddie, stidhy, ... Oxford English Dictionary
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strunt
▪ I. strunt, n.1 Now dial. (Sc. and north.) (strʌnt) [Cf. strunt a.; also Sw. dial. strunt stiff grass.] The fleshy part of the tail of an animal, esp. of a horse; also, rarely, that of a bird. Hence, also, the whole tail.[1577: cf. strunt a.] 1610 Markham Masterp. i. ciii. 205 Feele all downe the s... Oxford English Dictionary
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tirr
tirr, v. Sc. and n. dial. (tɪr, tɜːr) Also 6–7 tyr, tyrr, 6–9 tir, 7 tirre, 9 terr. [app. a reduced form of tirve v.1 in same sense (see quot. 1553 in 1 b), and cf. Sc. ser' for serve, turris for turves.] 1. trans. To strip or tear off (a covering, esp. the thatch, slates, or roofing of a house).157... Oxford English Dictionary
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thig
thig, v. Now Sc. (θɪg) Forms: 1 þicg(e)an, 2 þigg(i)en, 3–5 thigge, 3–8 thigg, 4–5 thygg, 5–6 thyg, (6 thige), 4– thig. [OE. þicg(e)an, þeah, þáh-, þǽᵹon, þeᵹen to take, esp. as food; also as a weak vb., pa. tense þiᵹ(e)de. ME. thigge, a. ON. þiggja, þá-, þǫ́gum, þágum, þegen to receive (Sw. tigga, ... Oxford English Dictionary
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spale
▪ I. † spale, n.1 Obs.—1 [OE. spala substitute: see spele v.] Sparing; respite or rest.a 1250 Owl & Night. 258 Þu mihtest bet hote galegale, Vor þu hauest to monye tale. Let þine tunge habbe spale.▪ II. spale, n.2 Sc. and north. (speɪl) Forms: 5–6, 9 spale, 5–6, 8–9 spail, 6 spaile, spaill, 8–9 spea... Oxford English Dictionary
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mant
▪ I. † mant, n.1 Obs. [a. F. mante fem., ad. Pr. manta, cogn. w. Sp., It., Pg. manto: see mantle n. In the first quot. repr. Sp. manto. Cf. manta.] a. A mantilla. b. = manteau 1.1651 tr. De-las-Coveras' Don Fenise 238 He..told him..to return to the Inne to fetch the three Ladies who were there, maki... Oxford English Dictionary
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