piece of ordnance, to be seen at the Castle of
Edinburgh, composed of iron bars welded together and then
hooped.

_Mools_, earth.

_Mony_, or _monie_, many.

_Moop,_ to nibble as a sheep.

_Moorlan_, of or belonging to moors.

_Morn_, the next day, to-morrow.

_Mou_, the mouth.

_Moudiwort_, a mole.

_Mousie_, diminutive of mouse.

_Muckle_, or _mickle_, great, big, much.

_Muses-stank_, muses-rill, a stank, slow-flowing water.

_Musie_, diminutive of muse.

_Muslin-kail_, broth, composed simply of water, shelled barley, and
greens; thin poor broth.

_Mutchkin_, an English pint.

_Mysel_, myself.

N.

_Na_', no, not, nor.

_Nae_, or _na_, no, not any.

_Naething_, or _naithing_, nothing.

_Naig_, a horse, a nag.

_Nane_, none.

_Nappy_, ale, to be tipsy.

_Negleckit_, neglected.

_Neebor_, a neighbour.

_Neuk_, nook.

_Neist_, next.

_Nieve, neif_, the fist

_Nievefu'_, handful.

_Niffer_, an exchange, to barter.

_Niger_, a negro.

_Nine-tailed cat_, a hangman's whip.

_Nit_, a nut.

_Norland_, of or belonging to the north.

_Notic't_, noticed.

_Nowte_, black cattle.

O.

_O'_, of.

_O'ergang_, overbearingness, to treat with indignity, literally to tread.

_O'erlay_, an upper cravat.

_Ony_, or _onie_, any.

_Or_, is often used for ere, before.

_Orra-duddies_, superfluous rags, old clothes.

_O't_, of it.

_Ourie_, drooping, shivering.

_Oursel, oursels_, ourselves.

_Outlers_, outliers; cattle unhoused.

_Ower, owre_, over.

_Owre-hip_, striking with a forehammer by bringing it with a swing over
the hip.

_Owsen_, oxen.

_Oxtered_, carried or supported under the arm.

P.

_Pack_, intimate, familiar: twelve stone of wool.

_Paidle, paidlen_, to walk with difficulty, as if in water.

_Painch_, paunch.

_Paitrick_, partridge.

_Pang_, to cram.

_Parle_, courtship.

_Parishen_, parish.

_Parritch_, oatmeal pudding, a well-known Scotch drink.

_Pat_, did put, a pot.

_Pattle_, or _pettle_, a small spades to clean the plough.

_Paughty_, proud, haughty.

_Pauky_, cunning, sly.

_Pay't_, paid, beat.

_Peat-reek_, the smoke of burning turf, a bitter exhalation, whisky.

_Pech_, to fetch the breath shortly, as in an asthma.

_Pechan_, the crop, the stomach.

_Pechin_, respiring with difficulty.

_Pennie_, riches.

_Pet_, a domesticated sheep, &c., a favourite.

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