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Pronouns. ily he, and she do duty as accusatives, as “He towld I, but 
I beant a-going to do nothing for he.” 
Her and us are nominatives, as“ Her be a girt vule, that her be”’ ; 
‘us be at coal-cart s’marnin.” 
Thee is used for both thou and thy, as “ What’s thee name? ”_« What 
thee’se want to knaw vor?””—‘ Never thee mind.” 
Hyn, or more commonly un,=him, or it, as “I seed un a-doing on’t”’ ; 
“ poor zowl on hyn!” 
A=he, as “ How a hackers an bivers!” 
Thac, Thuck, or Thuck there=that. Themmin=those. 
Thic, Thissum, Thease, Thic here, ete=this. Theesum, 
or Theesum here=these. Occasionally Theesen in S. Wilts. 
His’n=his ; Hern, or occasionally Shis’n, =hers ; Ourn=ours ; 
Yourn=yours ; W hosen=whose, as “ Whosen’s hat’s thuck thur P”’ 
Mun=them, is occasionally, but not often, used. 
Arra, Arra one, Arn, ete.=any. Negatives, Narra, Narra 
one, Narn, etc. ‘“‘ Hev’ee got arra pipe, BillP” ‘* No, I han’t got narn.” 
Proof. Of manure, etc., the strength or goodness. “The rain hav waished 
aal the proof out o’ my hay.” N.& S.W- 
Proof maggot. The larva of the gadfly, which causes warbles in cattle. N.W, 
‘Proper. “‘She’s a proper beauty,” is extremely handsome. N.W. 
Proud, “ Winter-proud,” of wheat, too rank and forward in winter. (D.) N.W. 
Pud. A hand; a nursery word. N. & S.W. 
Puddle or Piddle about. To potter about, doing little jobs of no great 
utility. N. & S.W. 
*Pue. The udder of a cow or sheep. (A.) 
: Pug. (1) 2. The pulp of apples which have been pressed for es N.W. 
. *(2) v. To eat. (H.) 
y Pummy. A soft mass. ‘‘To beat all to a pummy”; from pomace, the 
apple-pulp in cider-making. N. & S.W. 
~ Purdle. To turn head over heels in a fall. N.W. 
ePure. Tn good health. “Quite purely,” quite well. (A.) N. & S.W. 
Purler. A kncck-down blow, a heavy fall. N.W. 
: Purley. Weak-sighted. (A.H.) Pearl blind is sometimes used. 
_ Pussy-willow. Saliz. S.W. 
Pussy-cats, Pussies, and Pussies’-tails, Catkins of willow and hazel, 
more commonly of willow only. N. & S.W. 
