120 Contributions towards a Wiltshire Glossary. 
Horse-daisy. Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, L., Ox-eye Daisy. N.& S.W. 
*Horse-Matcher. Sazxicola rubicola, the Stonechat. (Birds of Wilts, 
p. 150; Wild Life, ch. 9.) 
Horse-shoe. Acer Pseudo-platanus,L.,Sycamore. 8.W. (Barford St.Martin.) 
Horse-Snatcher. Sasxicola enanthe, the Wheatear. (Birds of Wilts, 
p. 152.) N.W. (Huish.) 
Horse-stinger, Hosstenger. The Dragon-fly. (B.) NW. 
Horses. In N. Wilts the orders given to a plough or team are as follows :— 
to the front horse, Coom ether, go to the left, and Wowt, to the right : 
to the hinder horse, Wo-oot, to the right, and Gie aay or Gie aay oot, to 
the left. The orders to oxen are somewhat different. See Coom hedder, 
Ga oot, Hait-wo, There-right, Toward, Vrammards, 
and Wag. 
House, Houst. To grow stout. ‘ Lor, ma’am, how you've a housted!” N.W. 
Housset. (1) x. A serenade of rough music, got up to express public 
disapproval of marriages where there is great disparity of age, flagrant 
immorality, ete. N.W. 
(2) vw. To take part in a housset. N.W. 
*Howed-for. Well provided for. (A.B.H.} 
Huckmuck. (1) A strainer placed before the faucet im brewing. (A.B.H.)N.W, 
(2) Parus caudatus, the Long-tailed Titmouse. (Birds of Wilts, 
p- 173.) N. & S.W. 
*Hucks. The chaff of oats. (Village Miners.) Husks. (Clyffe Pypard). 
Hud. (1) 2. The husk of a walnut, ete. NW. 
(2) ». To take off the husk of certain fruits and vegetables. Beans are 
hudded and peas shelled for cooking. N.W. 
(3) A finger-stall. N. & S.W. 
*Hudgy. Clumsy, thick. (A.B.H.) 
Hudmedud. A scarecrow. (A.) See Wilts Tales, p. 79. In common use 
in N. Wilts. 
Hullocky ! «Hullo! look here!” exclamation denoting surprise, or calling 
attention to anything. N.W. 
Humbug. A sweet or lollipop. N.W. 
*Hum-daw. ‘If anyone hacks and haws in speaking, it is called ‘hum- 
dawing.’ ’—Village Miners. 
Humming-bird. Regulus cristatus, the Golden-crested Wren; also so 
called in parts of Devon. N.W. (Huish.) 
*Hummocksing. Clumsy, awkward. (Great Estate, ch. 4.) 
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