258 Contributions towards a Wiltshire Glossary. 
Rip. “ At rip,” engaged in reaping. SW. @ 
Ronk. (1) and (2) Add :—8.W. 
Rowett. Rough coarse grass. N.& S.W. 
Rowless-thing. Add :—*In Anglo-Saxon nomenclature the epithet Ruge 
(or Ruth), the equivalent to our modern word rough, was applied to such 
places as were rugged, wild, or uncultivated—thus we meet in the Charters 
with Ruan-leah, or Ruge-leah, which is represented by the Wiltshire 
 Row-ley.”—Wilts Arch. Mag., xvi., 248-9. : 
In documents of the middle of last century, relating to Deverill, such as 
leases of 1750—90, we frequently find such phrases as “a Rough-lease — 
tenement” and “roughless”’ occurring. 
Rudder. (1) and (2) Add :—S.W. 
Ruddle. Red ochre. N. & S.W. 
Rumpy. The game of hockey or bandy. S.W. (Salisbury.) 
Salisbury whites. A kind of long-cloth. Obsolete’ 
“Salisbury has . . . Long Cloths for the Turkey trade, called 
Salisbury Whites.” —Defoe, Journey thro’ Great Britain, 1., 324. 
“As good Whites as any are woven in this county.” —Fuller’s Worthies 
(Wilts), II., 435. 
*Scabs. Sisymbrium Alliaria, Scop., Garlick Mustard. N.W. (Melksham.) 
*Scarigen. The same as Shrigging, vv. 
*Scary baeus. At Yatton Keynell the Figwort, Scrophularia, is so called 
by the old women. It is pounded up with lard, and made into eye-lotion. 
Our informant considers that the name is from some fanciful resemblance 
between the flower and the Scarabaeus beetle. But it is more probably a 
variant of Squarrib (Square-rib, from the shape of the stem), which is 
the name in use among old people round Chippenham. N.W. 
Scatlings. A whipping. Cp. Scotlan’. S.W. 
Scaut. Add :—(3) To lean against a wall, ete. “Put un up scautin’ and 
then a wun’t vall down.” N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.) 
Scoot. To lean or slope away, or inwards. Cp. Cooted and Scaut. 
“ Perhaps it would be better if the sides scooted a little.” S.W. 
Scotlan’. «She just about give un a scotlan’ [a good blowing up] when he 
come home.” Cp. Scatlings. S.W. (Shrewton.) 
Scragele. “A scraggling frost,” a very slight one. Cp. “ scrawling frost” 
in Gloue. _N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.) 
Screamer. Cypselus apus, the Switt. a 
