140 Colli rihutions towards a Wiltshire Glossary. 



Messenger. A sunbeam reaching clown to the horizon from behind a cloud 

 is sometimes said to be the suu " sending out a messenger." Cf. Cope's 

 Hants Glossary. 



Mickle. Add-.—B.'^. 



Milkmaids. Add :— In common use in Hill Deverill and Longhridge 

 Deverill. 



Mlst-pond. A pond on the downs, not fed by any spring, but kept up by 



mist, dew, and rain. Such ponds rarely fail, even in the longest drought. 



More commonly called DeW-ponds. S.W. (Broadchalke, etc,) 



Miz-maze. Puzzle, pei-plexity, confusion. S.W. 



Miz-mazed. Thoroughly puzzled, stupified. S.W. 



Mizzy-mazey. Confused. Used of print swimming before the eyes. S.W. 



Monkey-musk. Add-.—SM. 



Moucher, Moocher. Add:—{Z) Moocliers, fruit of Rubus 



friiticosus, L., Blackberry. S.W. 



Berry -mouchers, q.v., in N.w. 



Mote, Maute. ^rf(^:—S.W. (formerly). 



Mound. (2) JfZo?:— The Churchyard .... to be mounded partly by 

 the manor, partly by the parish and parsonage except only one gate to be 

 maintained by the vicar " : — 1704. B.ilmarto7i Parish Terrier. 



Mouthy, adj. Abusive, cheeky, impudent. S.W. 



*Mucker. A miserly person {Slow). S.W. 

 Muggle. (1) Add:-?,."^. 



Add: — [2) V. To live in a muddling haphazard way. N.W. 



Cf. : — " Most on us 'ad a precious sight rather work for a faermer like 

 the old measter, an' have our Saturday night reg'lar, than go muggling the 

 best way we could, an' take our chance." — Jonathan Merle, xxxvii., 412. 



Muggle-pin. The pin in the centre of a want-trap. S.W. 



Muddle-fuss, a persistent meddler with other people's affairs. N.W. (Steeple 



Ash ton.) 

 *Naked Nanny. ColcMeum autumnale, L., Meadow SafBron. See 



Naked Boys. S.W. (Deverill.) 



Narration. Add:—k\%o Norration. S.W. 



*Naumpey. A weak foolish-minded person. N.W. 



Nessel-tripe, NeSSel-trip, Nussel-trip. The smallest and weakest 

 pig in a litter. Commonly used in the Deverills and elsewhere. S.W. 



Neust alike. This should be defined as "nearly alike." 



