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nobbut, adv. Now dial. (ˈnɒbət) Forms: 4 no bot, 4–5 (9) no but, 6 na but, 8–9 nobbut, 9 -at, -et, -it, etc. [f. no adv.1 + but conj. 4.] 1. Only, merely, just.13.. E.E. Allit. P. B. 1127 No-bot wasch hir..in wyn as ho askes, Ho by kynde schal becom clerer þen are. 1388 Wyclif 2 Kings xviii. 4 marg....
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Yellowbelly (Lincolnshire)
Nobbut A Yellerbelly — Publisher's page; gives a short description of this book on the Lincolnshire accent, with examples. By Alan Stennett.
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Hannah Winbolt
Uncertain as to what this might involve, Winbolt asked her uncle whether she should sign and he replied "Yes, lass, it's nobbut right that she signs; it's
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ninepence
ninepence (ˈnaɪnpəns) 1. a. The sum of nine pence. Also in phrases, esp. as neat, etc., as ninepence. to bring a noble to ninepence: see noble n.1546 [see shilling 5]. 1606 Proclam. in Ruding Coinage (1840) I. 364 The said Harp Shillings should have..the name and value only of twelve Pence Irish,..b...
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Alan Titchmarsh
Nobbut A Lad: A Yorkshire Childhood (2006) was an autobiographical work, followed by Trowel & Error (2002) and When I Was A Nipper (2010). Skills and Crafts Handbook: A Guide to the Old Ways of Country Life Hardcover, BBC Books 2021 ()
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Trowel and Error, Hodder & Stoughton 2002 ()
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knep
knep, v. Also 7 kneppe. Dial. var. knap v.21641 Best Farm. Bks. (Surtees) 118 Horses,..are on mendinge hand when they kneppe one with another. c 1746 Collier (Tim Bobbin) View Lanc. Dial. Wks. (1862) 67 Os greadly o Lad as needs t' knep oth 'Hem of a keke. 1828 Craven Dial., Knep, knipe, to crop wit...
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Four Loom Weaver
Old Billy O' Bent, he were telling us long
We mayn't had better times if I'd nobbut held m' tongue.
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trashy
trashy, a. (ˈtræʃɪ) [f. trash n.1 + -y.] 1. Of the nature of trash; rubbishy; worthless.a 1620 J. Dyke Sel. Serm. (1640) 286 Such slovenly meate, such trashy meat, such bitter meat. 1693 G. Pooley in Phil. Trans. XVII. 675 The..sparry, stony, and trashy parts rise up to the top. 1868 Athenæum 14 Mar...
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Nicholas Freeston
"That he sung to his mate Ah wor never in deawt, Nobbut luv could inspire sich a cry.
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plisky
plisky, n. (a.) Sc. and north. dial. (ˈplɪskɪ) [Origin unknown.] A mischievous trick; a frolic.1786 Burns Earnest Cry & Prayer xvi, Deil na they never mair do guid, Play'd her that pliskie! 1816 Scott Antiq. xli, I can hae nae reason to play an ill pliskie t'ye in the day o' your distress. 1887 P. M...
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Marsden, West Yorkshire
As the legend says, it 'were nobbut just wun course too low'."
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shirl
▪ I. † shirl, n. Obs. rare—1. [f. shirl a.; cf. skirl n.] A shrill cry.1598 Queen Elizabeth tr. Plutarch iii. 21 Lest stranger..shirles might heare that maiden gaue for Skourge.▪ II. shirl, a. and adv. Obs. exc. dial. (ʃɜːl) Forms: 4 schirlle, 5–6 schyrle, 6 shirle, shyrle, (compar. shirler, superl....
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mostlings
mostlings dial. (ˈməʊstlɪŋz) [f. most a. + -ling2, -lings.] Mostly, for the most part; usually.1855 Robinson Whitby Gloss. s.v., It's mostlings rainy now-a-days, I think. 1870 E. Peacock Ralf Skirl. I. 35 That greasy green coat ye mostlins wears. 1889 Tennyson Owd Roä 38 But Dicky, the Ghoäst moästl...
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W. R. Mitchell
• Nobbut Middlin'. Laugh with the Dalesfolk (2000) Giggleswick: Castleberg.
• A History of Leeds (2000) Chichester: Phillimore & Co.
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