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144 Contributions towards a Wiltshire Glossary. 
Scallot. Quarrymen’s term for one of the upper beds of the Portland series— 
a fine white stone. (Britton’s Beauties of Wilts, vol. 3.) 
Scamblin g. “‘Ascambling meal,” one taken in a rough and hurried way.N.W. 
Scat. To whip, beat, smack, slap. S.W., occasionally. 
Scaut. (1) ». To strain with the foot in supporting or pushing (A.); as at 
football, or in drawing a heavy load up-hill (Village Miners); to stretch the 
legs out violently. Scote in S. Wilts. N.W. 
(2) mx. The pole attached to the axle, and let down behind the wheel, to 
prevent the waggon from running back while ascending ahill. (A.) N.W. 
*Sechool-bell. Campanula rotundifolia, L., Harebell. | N.W. (Enford.) 
Scoop. Ashovel. (D.) N.W. 
*Seottle. To cut badly or raggedly. (H.) 
%Seran. Abag. (A.) 
Scratch Cradle. Cat’s-cradle. (A-B.) 
Screech. (1) The Missel Thrush, Zurdus viscivorus. (A.) Screech 
Thrush. (Birds of Wilts, p. 309.) N.W. 
(2) Cypselus apus, the Swift. (Birds of Wilts, p. 309.) 
Seroff, Scruff. The refuse ofa wood-shed ; ashesand rubbish for burning. S.W. 
Scrouge. To squeeze or crowd anyone. (A.B.) 
Scrow. (1) Angry, surly. (A.H.) NW. 
* (2) Sorry, vexed. S.W., occasionally. 
Scrump. (1) x. A very dried up bit of anything, as toast or roast meati 
“done all toa scrump.” (Cottage Ideas.) NEW 
(2) Hence, sometimes applied to a shrivelled-up old man. NEW: 
(3) vw. ‘Don’t scrump up your mouth like that!” ¢.¢., squeeze it up in 
making a face. N.W. 
Scrumpshing. Rough play: used by boys. (Bevis, ch. 9.) 
Scrupet. To creak or grate, as the ungreased wheel of a barrow. (Village 
Miners.) Also Scroop. N.W. 
Scuff about or along. To drag one’s feet awkwardly, as in too large 
slippers ; to ‘‘ scuff up”’ the dust, as children do for amusement, by dragging 
a foot along the road. N. & S.W. 
Scuffle. An oven-swab. S.w. 
Scythe. The various parts of the scythe are as follows in N. Wilts:— 
Snead, or Snaith, the pole; Nibs, the two handles ; Pole-ring, 
the ring which secures the blade; Quinnets (1) the wedges which hold 
the rings of the nibs tight, *(2) the rings themselves (A.) ; Crew, the 
tang of the blade, secured by the pole-ring to the snead. 
