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: Aloud. “That there meat stinks aloud,” smells very bad. N.W. 
-*A-masked. Bewildered, lost. (12S. Lansd.) Obsolete. 
Amead. Aftermath, See note to Yeomath. N.W. (Cherhill.) 
j *Anan, ’Nan. What do you say P (A.B.); used by a labourer who does not 
quite comprehend his master’s orders. Obsolete. 
Anchor. The chape of a buckle. (A.B.) S.W. 
Aneoust, Aneust, Anoust, Neust, or Noust. Nearly, about the 
same. (A.B.) N. & S.W. 
-Anoint, ’Nint (i long). To beat soundly. “ I'll ’nint ye when I gets 
home!” See Nineter. N.W. 
~*Anont, Anunt, Against, opposite. (A.B.H.) 
Any more than. Except, although, only. “ He’s sure to come any more- 
___ than he might be a bit late.” N.W. 
Apple-owling. Knocking down the small worthless fruit, or “ griggles,” 
___ left on the trees after the apple crop has been gathered in. N.W. 
F A ps. Populus tremula, L., Aspen; always so called by woodmen. (Great 
Estate, ch. 1). N.W. 
ms. “The arms of a waggon,” such parts of the axle-tree as go into the 
wheels. (Cycl. of Agric.) N.W. 
Array, ’Ray. To dress and clean corn with a sieve. (D.) NW 
Ashore , Ashar, Ashard. Ajar. “Put the door ashard when you 
goes out.” cf. Shard, a gap in a hedge. W.&S.W. 
4 Ashweed. Aigopodium Podagraria, L., Goutweed. N. & S.W. 
*, store, An expletive, as “she’s gone into the street astore ” (H.) : doubtless 
. A merely a misunderstood Irishism. 
*Attery. Trascible. (A.B.) 
At, (1) “At twice,’’ at two separate times. ‘ We'll ha’ to vetch un at twice - 
now.” N.W. 
(2) “Up at hill,” uphill. ‘Th’ rwoad be all up at hill.” N.W. 
Toask, (A.B.) Ne & S.W. 
xen. Ashes (A.B.); Acksen (M8. Lansd.) Obsolete. 
tbies’-shoes. Ajuga reptans, L., Common Bugle. S.W. 
achelor’s Buttons. (1) Wild Scabious (A.B.), Scabiosa arvensis, L., 
‘ 8. Columbaria, L., and perhaps S. succisa, L. N.W. 
x (2) Corchorus Japonica. N.W. (Huish). 
ick-friends. Bits of skin fretted up at the base of the finger-nails. .N.W. 
of ackheave. To winnow a second time. (D.) 
