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Sprack. (1) Lively, active (A.B.); also Sprag (B.) N.& S.W. 
(2) Intelligent. (A.) N. & S.W. 
*Sprawing. A sweetheart. (A.B.H.) 
Spreader. The thin pole or bar which keeps the traces apart. (Wilts Tales, 
p- 173.) N.W. 
*Spreath, Spreeth, Active, nimble. (A.B.H.) 
Spreathed, Spreazed. Of the skin, roughened or chapped by cold. 
(A.B.) N.W. 
Spreyed. Of the skin, roughened by cold, but not chapped. Spryed 
on Som. bord. S.W. 
Spring. Of a cow, to show signs of calving. MW. 
Spring-dag. A chilblain, of Dag, a twinge of pain. 8.W. 
Spring-flower. The garden Polyanthus. N.W. 
Spuddle. To stir about (A.B.), to fuss about at doing trifles. “ He’s allus 
a-spuddling about that-like, but there yen’t nothing to show for’t ses I.” N.W. 
Spurl. To spread dung about the fields. Spur in Som. N.W. 
*Spurling-board s. Boards set to prevent the corn from flying out of the 
threshing-floor. (D.) 
Spur-stone. A projecting stone, set in the ground as a: support to a-post, or 
to protect anything near the roadway. (Bevis, ch. 5.) 
*Squab. The youngest or weakest of a brood or litter. (A.) 
Squail, Sqwoil. (1) To throw (A.H), used of sticks, not stones. (Bevis; 
ch. 16.) N. & S.W. 
(2) Fig. To do a thing awkwardly, as ‘‘ she went up the street squailing 
her arms about.” (H.) N.W. 
* (3) Cock-squoilin, throwing at cocks at Shrovetide. (A.) Obsolete. 
Squailer, Sq uale, Squoile. A stick or loaded cane, used by boys for 
throwing at apples, rabbits,squirrels,etc. (Amateur Poacher, ch. 3.) N.& S.W. 
Squailing. Clumsy, badly or irregularly shaped, as ‘‘a squailing loaf,’ “a 
squailing sort of a town,” ete. (H.) N.W. 
Square. Thatching is paid for by the “ square,” which is 100 square feet. N.W. 
Squot. (1). 2. A bruise. (Aubrey’s Wilts MS.) NW, 
(2) v. To bruise or crush, as ‘I’ve bin an’ squot my thumb.” N.W. 
Squeaking-Thrush. The Missel Thrush. N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.) 
Tes Squelp. (1) adv. ‘‘A vell down squelch,” he fell heavily, 
N.W. 
= v. To squash to pieces, as a heavy stone would an eg N.W 
4% Squeeze- belly. A V-shaped stile. N.W.. 
