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A Tannin' is a good all-round flogging, impartially laid on 

 whatever part is most convenient. A tannin' is no 

 respecter of parts, all being marks that comes in its way. 

 It is painful but salutary, especially if executed by a rod 

 that has been " in pickle " for some time. 



For living the strenuous life, commend me to a Tew, " a 

 teeafish tew." In it is something of Hackensmidt, 

 but none of football. It is a struggle in excelsis, 

 whether physical or mental, whether muscles strain and 

 breath comes hard, or whether exhaustion follows brain 

 conflict. Oh ! a grand sight is a " teeafish tew ! " 



In the word Thresh we have a common word diverted from 

 its original use in the barn and staggarth to the wider 

 outside world ; so that you may be threshed anywhere 

 and any time. 



To Throonce is to bustle about, to drive or beat off, and to 

 Thropple or Throttle is to seize your adversary by the 

 thropple or throat, a pocket edition of Jiu-Jitsui, the 

 Japanese system of doing much to your assailant and 

 receiving little or nothing yourself. 



A Thump on the back may be meant as first aid in a case of 

 choking, but it may also be akin to an assassin's blow, 

 and may nearly knock the breath out of you. Many 

 things could be mentioned that are more pleasant than a 

 thump on the back. 



Pliancy is needed to deliver a Twenk with effect. A whip- 

 lash will answer the purpose well, but when two or three 

 boys are breaking through a hawthorn hedge, and one 

 fails to hold back the branches for the next following, 

 they fly back with vengeful force into the face, and twenk 

 that face with glee — " if aught inanimate e'er glees." 



A counterpane or quilt is called " twilt " and Twiltin' 

 (quilting); one's jacket is thus akin to " dusting " and 

 " leeacing " that unfortunate article of clothing, to say 

 nothing of the wearer. 



To Wale is no child's play ; the aforesaid jacket affords but 

 little protection to a ' Walin', for sufficient force must be 

 behind the stick used to merit the name and to raise 

 " Wales." Wallopin' is a near relative of Walin'. 



Warm and Warming. — " Ah'll warm thi jacket fo' tha ! " 

 Alas ! poor jacket, thou art dusted, leeaced, twilted, 

 and warmed all for the sake of thy temporary inmate. 

 Methinks 'twould be better to go and be a scarecrow. " 



