122 Contributions towards a Wiltshire Glossary. 
Bi ibbets. Small pieces. ‘‘ You never did see such a slut! her gownd a-hangin’ 
in dirty jibbets [7.e., rags] all about her heels!” N. &8.W. 
Jiggery-poke. Hoeus-pocus. N.w. 
Jimmy, Sheep’s Jimmy. A sheep’s head. N.W. 
Jobbet. Asmall load. (A.) N.W: 
*Jod. The letter J. (A.) 
Johnny Chider. The Sedge Warbler, Salicaria phragmitis. S.W. 
Jolter-headed. Wrong-headed; used generally of a jealous spouse. ‘ Her 
wur allus a jolter-headed ’ooman.” N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.) 
Jonnick. Honest, fair, straightforward. N. & S.W. 
J oseph-and-Mary. Pulmonaria officinalis, L., Common Lungwort, the 
flowers being of two colours, red and blue. N.W. 
Al) oy-bi rd. The Jay, Garrulus glandarius. N.W. (Savernake Forest.) 
Jumble. A kind of coarse sweetmeat. (My Old Village.) N.W. 
Junk. A hunch of bread-and-cheese, etc. ; a lump of wood or coal. N.W. 
Junket. A treat or spree; still in use. When potatoes were not so common 
a man would complain of his wife’s “ junketing wi’ the taters,” 7z.¢., digging 
them up before they were ripe, as a treat for the children. N.W. 
Keck. To retch as if sick (A.) ; also Cack. N.W. 
Kecker. The windpipe. (A.) N.W. 
Kecks. Dry stalks of hemlock. (A.B.) Hemlock must here be taken to 
mean several of the larger Umbellifere, and to include occasionally 
growing plants as well asdry stems. There are many variants of the 
word, ‘as Keeks (A.), Kecksey (A.B), Gix (A.H.), Gicksies 
(Amateur Poacher, ch. 3), Gicks (Great Estate, ch.5). N. &S.W. 
Keep. Growing food for cattle, ete. (A.B.) N. & S.W. 
Kerf. A layer of turf or hay. (A.B.) Kerf. <A truss of hay. N.W. 
Keys, or Keyn. Fruit of ash and sycamore. (A.B.) ' N.& S.W. 
Kibble. *(1) To chip a stone roughly into shape. (A.) 
* (2) To cut up firewood. (Wilts Arch. Mag., vol. xxiv., p. 210.) 
Kid. The cod or pod of peas, beans, etc. Well-kidded, of beans or peas, 
having the stalks full of pods. (D.) N. & S.W. 
Kin. The same as Ciderkin. 
Kind. Some woods and soils “‘ work kind,,’ é.e., easily, pleasantly. N.W. 
Kiss-behind-the-garden-gate. Saxifraga umbrosa, L., London 
Pride. S.W. (Som. bord.) 
Kiss-me-quick. Centranthus ruber, DC., Red Spur Valerian. N.W. 
