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ty or province. THEE, THEY, _s._ thigh. THEGITHER, _adv._ together. _To_ THEIK, _v. a._ to cover with straw; to thatch. THEIVIL, _s._ a porridge-stick, or stick for stirring broth while boiling. THEN, _conj_. than. THEWLESS, THOULESS, THIEVLESS, _adj._ unprofitable; useless; feeble. THICK, _adj._ intimate; familiar. THIR, _pron. pl_. these. THIRL, _s._ to bind; to enslave. THIRLWALL, _s._ the name given to the wall between England and Scotland thrown up by Severus. THO, _adv._ at that time. _To_ THOLE, _v. n._ to bear; to endure; to suffer. THON, _adv._ yonder; yon. THOUELL, _s._ the nitch in which the oars of a boat work. THOUGHT, THOUGHTY, _s._ a moment. _To_ THOW, _v. n._ to thaw. THOWLESS, _adj._ inactive. _To_ THRAPPLE, _v. a._ to throttle. THRAW, _s._ a pang; an agony. THRAW-CRUK, _s._ an instrument for twisting straw or hair ropes. THRAWIN, _part. adj_. distorted. _To_ THREPE, _v. n._ to aver pertinaciously; to argue; to persist. THRESUM, _adj._ three together. THRETTY, _adj._ thirty. THRIFTY, _adj._ industrious and economical. THROPILL, THRAPILL, _s._ the windpipe. THUD, _s._ a dull noise. THUMBIKINS, _s._ an instrument of torture applied as a screw to the thumbs to force the sufferer to confess or divulge a secret, etc. THUMBLICKING, _s._ an ancient mode of confirming a bargain by the parties licking their thumbs and then placing them against each other. TIBBIE, _s._ Elizabeth. TICK, TICKER, _s._ a dot. _To_ TICK, _v. n._ to click as a clock or watch. TID, _s._ humour. _To_ TID, _v. n._ To choose the proper time. TIFT, _s._ the act of quarrelling; a hasty fit of ill humour. _To_ TIG, _v. n._ to touch lightly; a game played by children. TIKE, TYKE, _s._ a cur; a dog; a rough bad-tempered fellow. TIL, TIYL, _prep._ to. TILL, _adv._ while; during the time that. TIME-ABOUT, _adj._ alternately. TIMMER, _s._ timber. TIMMER-TUNED, _adj._ unmusical; destitute of ear. TINCHELL, TINCHEL, _s._ a circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space, gradually closing, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass. _To_ TINE, TYNE, _v. a._ to lose. TINT, _pret_. of To lose. _To_ TIRL, _s._ to give a stroke. TIRLESS, TIRLASS, _s._ a lattice; a wicket. TIRLIEWIRLIE, _s._ a whirligig. _To_ TIRR, TIRLE, _v. a._ to tear; to uncover. TIRRIVEE, _s._ a fit of passion. TIRWIRR, TIRRWIRRIN
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