VOCAL IMITATIOX. 



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nidnod 



niddle-noddle 



nifnaffy 



pickapack 



pibble-pabble 



pickpack 



prinkuiii-pranknni 



prittle-prattle 



pitapat 



ribble-rabble 



rick-rack 



riffraff 



riprap 



seesaw 



shilly-shally 



skimble-scamble 



scribble-scrabble 



snipper-snapper 



singsong 



snip-snap 



swish-swash 



slipslop 



twittle-twattle 

 tittle-liittle 

 tick-took 

 titter-totter 



teetotal 



tit-for-tat 



tric-trac 



tick-tack 



tit-tat-to 



tip-top 



wish-wash 

 wigwag 

 wiggle-waggle 

 wishy-washy 



zigzag 



l)OW-WOW 



claptrap 



flitter-gil)ber 

 flibberdigil^ber 

 fallal 

 folderol 



hanky-panky 



hodge-podge 



hunidriini 



haruni-scarnm 



hurly-burly 



hubble-bubble 



hoot-toot 



hocus-pocus 



hotch-potch 



hunipty-tluuipty 



Contrasted Coiisonayits. 



helter-skelter 



hubbub 



hobnob 



hugger-mugger 



higgledy-piggledy 



hoky-poky 



handy-danth' 



hoodoo 



hurry-skurrj- 



holus-bolus 



hoity-toit}- 



hurdy-gurih- 



muuibo-junibo 



niniiny-pinnny 

 naiuby-]x'inil)y 



powwow 



pell-mell 



rat-tat 



rumble-tumble 



roly-poly 



rat-a-tat 



rubadub 



ragtag 



ruffy-tuffy 



ragshag 



rat-tat-too 



slambang 

 slang-whang 



tehee 

 titbit 



ting-a-ling 

 tag-nag 



(3) CONTRASTED WORDS IN WHICH DIFFERENT VOWELS ARE 



IMITATIVE OF DIFFERENCE OF SOUND, MASS OR .MOTION 



IN THE OBJECTS OR ACTIONS THE WORDS NA:\IE. 



' The accepted diagratninatic representation of the vowel 

 scale, using the lexicographers' signs, is as follows : — 



