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_Stownlins_, by stealth. _Stown_, stolen. _Stoyte_, the walking of a drunken man. _Straek_, did strike. _Strae_, straw; _to die a fair strae death_, to die in bed. _Straik_, to stroke; _straiket_, stroked. _Strappen_, tall, handsome, vigorous. _Strath_, low alluvial land, a holm. _Straught_, straight. _Streek_, stretched, to stretch. _Striddle_, to straddle. _Stroan_, to spout, to piss. _Stroup_, the spout. _Studdie_, the anvil. _Stumpie_, diminutive of stump; a grub pen. _Strunt_, spirituous liquor of any kind; to walk sturdily, to be affronted. _Stuff_, corn or pulse of any kind. _Sturt_, trouble; to molest. _Startin_, frighted. _Styme_, a glimmer. _Sucker_, sugar. _Sud_, should. _Sugh_, the continued rushing noise of wind or water. _Sumph_, a pluckless fellow, with little heart or soul. _Suthron_, Southern, an old name of the English. _Swaird_, sword. _Swall'd_, swelled. _Swank_, stately, jolly. _Swankie_, or _swanker_, a tight strapping young fellow or girl. _Swap_, an exchange, to barter. _Swarfed_, swooned. _Swat_, did sweat. _Swatch_, a sample. _Swats_, drink, good ale, new ale or wort. _Sweer_, lazy, averse; _dead-sweer_, extremely averse. _Swoor_, swore, did swear. _Swinge_, beat, to whip. _Swinke_, to labour hard. _Swirlie_, knaggy, full of knots. _Swirl_, a curve, an eddying blast or pool, a knot in the wood. _Swith_, get away. _Swither_, to hesitate in choice, an irresolute wavering in choice. _Syebow_, a thick-necked onion. _Syne_, since, ago, then. T. _Tackets_, broad-headed nails for the heels of shoes. _Tae_, a toe, _three-taed_, having three prongs. _Tak_, to take; _takin_, taking. _Tangle_, a sea-weed used as salad. _Tap_, the top. _Tapetless_, heedless, foolish. _Targe, targe them tightly_, cross-question them severely. _Tarrow_, to murmur at one's allowance. _Tarry-breeks_, a sailor. _Tassie_, a small measure for liquor. _Tauld_, or _tald_, told. _Taupie_, a foolish, thoughtless young person. _Tauted_, or _tautie_, matted together (spoken of hair and wool). _Tawie_, that allows itself peaceably to be handled (spoken of a cow, horse, &c.) _Teat_, a small quantity. _Teethless bawtie_, toothless cur. _Teethless gab_, a mouth wanting the teeth, an expression of scorn. _Ten-hours-bite_, a slight feed to the horse while in the yoke in the
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