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Plough. Add :—“1690. Paid William Winckworth for Worke downe with 
his Plough to the causway.”—Reeords of Chippenham, p. 237. “1709. 
Paid for 41 days worke with a ploughe carrying stones to the Causey.”— 
Ibid, p. 239. 
dl id loughman. A waggoner or carter. “1690. Paid for beere for the 
plowmen and pitchers.’— Records of Chippenham, p. 237. N.W., obsolete. 
Pronouns. Add:—In the Pewsey Vale Ma is occasionally used for J, in 
such phrases as “I'll go we ’ee, shall ma?” or “I don’t stand so high as 
he, do ma?” 
About Malmesbury (and elsewhere in N. Wilts) the following forms may 
be noted -—Wither, other ; Theasamy, these ; Themmy, 
those; Totherm or Tothermy, tke other. 
Thick and Thuck require some explanation. Thuck always= 
that, but is mainly a N. Wilts form, its place in S. Wilts being usually 
taken by Thick. Thic or Thick often=z¢his in N. Wilts, but 
far more frequently=¢hat,—in fact, the latter may probably now be taken 
as its normal meaning, although it would appear to have been otherwise 
formerly. In Cunnington MS., for instance, it is stated that “The old 
terms thic and thoc almost constantly exclude the expressions This and 
That,” and similar statements are found in other authorities. In Thick 
here and Thick there the use of the adverb defines the meaning 
more precisely. As regards the neighbouring counties, it may be said that 
in Som. and Dors. thick=that; while in N. Hants it never does so (see 
Cope’s Glossary), always there meaning this. It should be noted that the 
th is usually sounded dth, much as in Anglo-Saxon. 
Pucker. Perplexity, dilemma. “I be in a main pucker bout what to do wi’ 
they taters.”’ N. & S.W. 
Pucksey. (1) A quagmire. “The roads wer aal in a pucksey,” i.e., very 
muddy. “Out of the mucksey (=mixen) into the pucksey,” from bad to 
worse. S.W. 
(2) Hence, a mess or muddle. ‘“ What a pucksey the house be in!” 
i.e., a dirty untidy state. S.W. 
*Pug. To ear, plough, till. (Wr.) 
*Pwine-end. The whole gable-end of a house, which runs up to a sharp 
point or pwine. N.W. (Malmesbury.) 
*Quamped, Quomped. Subdued, disappointed. SeeQuamp. N.W. 
(Malmesbury.) 
*Quanked. Add :—Probably from Cank, ¢.v. 
‘Queen’s-cushion. A seat for a little girl, made by two persons crossing 
