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Co7iirihuUons towards a Wiltahire Glossary. 



Luce. (1) Luke- warm. S.W. 



*(2) A sore in sheep. S.W. 



Lug. (2) Add: — 



" Olde Freeman doe weare ruggs [coarse cloth], 

 And Thomas Lord doe goe to the woods to steal poles and luggs." 



Seventeenth century doggrell rhymes from Wroughton, 

 quoted in Wilts Arch. Mag., xxii., 216. 

 Lug-wood. Lops and tops of trees, S.W. 



Lumper. Of a pony, to stumble. N.W. (Pewsey.) 



Omit *, and add : — S.W. 

 Lump work. Piece work. N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.) 



Lytchet. See Linch. 



Mace. " This is a style still used by the lower classes in North Wiltshire to 

 tradesmen and sons of farmers. Thus at Ogbourne St. George, a brickmaker 

 whose name is Davis, is called ' Mace Davis,' and sons of farmers are 

 called ' Mace John,' or ' Mace Thomas,' the surname being sometimes 

 added and sometimes not." — Wilts Arch. Mag., i. 338. 



This seems a misapprehension. The word used is simply Mais'' (before 

 a consonant), a shortened form of " Maister." " Mais' John " is short for 

 Maister John. Before a vowel it would be Mais'r or Maistr — as " Maistr' 

 Etherd" [Edward]. 



Madell {a broad), Medal, etc. The game of " Merrills " or " Nine Men's 

 Morris." Also known as Puzzle-Pouud. Several varieties of Madell 

 are played in Wilts, known respectively as Eleven-peiiny (strictly 



The Merrills), Nine-penny, Six-penny, and Three- 

 penny, according to the number of pieces used. " Eleven-penny " is 

 played with eleven pieces each side, instead of nine, the game being in other 

 respects identical with " Nine Men's Morris " as described in Strutt's Sports 

 and Pastimes. The players move alternately, and the general principle is 



Nine Men's Morris, 

 or Eleven-penny Madell. 



Nine-penny Madell, 

 or, The Merrills. 



