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instrument is ‘ucked”; also Gamekeeper at Home, ch. 2. It is ap- 
parently not a perversion of hook, and should be compared with huck, 
to push, lift, gore, Hants; huck, a hard blow, Suss., and huck, to 
spread about manure (see Parish, Sussex Gloss.). It is perhaps a by-form 
of Prov. hike, to toss, throw, or strike. (Rev. A. Smythe-Palmer.) 
Unempt, Unent. To empty. N.W., invariably used. 
Unthaw. To thaw. (Wr.) N. & 8.W. 
Upsides. ‘Vl be upsides wi’ un, dang ’un!” I'll be even with him, 
or a match for him. N.W. 
Veer weather. Chopping changeable weather. 
*Vell. The salted stomach of a young calf, used for making rennet. N.W. 
(Malmesbury.) 
Vinney. Add :—Also applied to cheese. The Ounnington MS. points 
out that it is only used of white or blue mould, never of black or rotten 
mould. AS. fynig. 
Vrammards. (2) Add:—Used of a load of hay or corn with a list to 
the off. 
*Vuddles. Add:— Vuddels,” N. Wilts (Cunnington MS.), now obsolete. 
In Hants to vuddle a child is to spoil it by injudicious petting. 
Waggon. dd :—Also see Arms, Hoops, Overlayer, Sharps, 
Spances, and Thill. 
Wart-wort. Add :—(2) Euphorbia Peplus, L., Petty Spurge. N.W. 
*Wayside-bread. 4dd:—A misunderstanding of AS, weg-broéde, spread 
by the way. (Smythe-Palmer.) 
Weffet, Wevet. A spider. S.W., occasionally. 
Weeth. (1) Add:—Used in N. Wilts. (Cunnington MS.) 
*Well-at-ease. In good health, hearty. N.W. (Malmesbury.) 
*Wheeling. ‘Tt rains wheeling,” 7.e., hard or pouring. N.W. (Lockeridge.) 
*Who’say, Hoosay. An idle report. N.W. (Malmesbury.) 
Wosbird. Add :—Wright defines this as ‘‘a wasp,” a mistake too amusing 
to be passed over! 
Y. Add :—The following example of the ‘free infinitive” is given in 
Cunnington MS. :—“There is also here a Peculiar mode of forming 
active verbs from Nouns, which are generally in use as apellations for 
professions—take an Example. Well Mary, how do you get on in Life P 
what do you and your family do ow to get a Living in these times—Wy 
Zur we do aal vind Zummut to do—Jan, ye know, he do Smithey [work as 
a smith] Jin the beggist wench do spinney the Little one do Lace makey — 
