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before it is made up into pooks. (Wild Life, ch. 7.) N.W. 
(2) wv. To rake hay into wakes. ({D.) N.W. 
Wake-at-noon. Ornithogalum umbellatum, L., Star of Bethlehem. N.W. 
Wallow. (1) x. A thin line of hay. (Great Estate, ch. 4.) Weale in 
Dorset. N.W. 
(2) »v. To rake hay into lines. 
Want. A mole (A.B.); also Woont and ’oont (Wilts Tales, p. 173; 
Gamekeeper at Home, ch, 2.) N. & S.W. 
Want-heap. A molehill. N. & 8.W. 
Want-catcher, ’oont-catcher. A man who traps moles. N. & S.W. 
Waps. A wasp. (A.) A.S. weeps. N. & S.W. 
Warnd, Warn. To warrant. ‘ You'll get un, I warnd.” (A.) N. & S.W. 
Warning-stone. See Gauge-brick. 
Wart-wort. Chelidonium majus, L., Greater Celandine, the juice of which 
is used to burn away warts. N. & S.W. 
Wassail. A drinking song, sung by men who go about at Christmas was- 
sailing. (A.) N.W. 
Wassailing, Waysailing. Going about singing and asking for money 
at Christmas. (A.B.) N.W. 
*Wasset-man. A scarecrow (A.B.H.); also Wusset (H.) N.W. 
Watchet, Wetched, Wetchet. Wet about the feet. (Wild Life, 
eh. 6.) Wotshed at Cherhill Wetched (A.) N.W. 
*Water Anemone. Ranunculus hederaceus, L., Ivy-leaved Crow- 
foot. S.W. (Zeals.) 
*Water-blobb. Water-lily. 
*W ater-buttercup. Ranunculus Flammula, L., Lesser Spearwort. S.W. 
(Zeals.) 
Water-Cuckoo. Cardamine pratensis, L., Lady’s Smock. 5.W. 
Water-lily. (1) Caltha palustris, L., Marsh Marigold. N. & S.W. 
*(2) Ranunculus aquatilis,L., Water Crowfoot. S.W.(Charlton All Saints.) 
*Wayside-bread. Plantago major, L., Plantain. (English Plant Names.) 
4 Weeth. (1) Tough and pliable. (A.B.) 
(2) O£ bread, moist and yet not too soft. ‘I puts my lease bread on 
the pantony shelf, and it soon gets nice and weeth.” Often pronounced 
as wee. N. & S.W. 
*Weigh-j olt. Avsee-saw. (A.B.H.) 
~ Welch-nut. Walnut. (128. Lansd.) N. & 8.W. 
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