33 * PROVINCIALISMS. 



no tax was due from it that year: and tho' this forefl 

 has long been thrown open, or difafforefted, and 

 the common fields now inclofed, the " fauf year" 

 (calculating every third year) is ftill exempt from 

 this imp'fttion. 



HORSKKNOBSj centaurea jacea j kwobweed 5 

 knapweed. 



HOST-HOUSE (pron, wojl-boufe] ; a farmer's inn 

 at market. 



To HOVER ; to ftay; to wait for: " Will you 

 hover till I come ?" 



The HOUSE ; the fitting-room, or fore-kitchen. 



HOWj around hillock; perhaps fometimes a na- 

 tural knoll ; but generally of factitious origin^ 

 The Moreland fvvells abound with btw s. 



To HOWZE ; to lade, as water. 



HOYT 3 a fimpleton ; a mild name for a fool. 



HUBBLESHEW; a hubbub, a tumultuous affembly, 



HUFFIL ; a finger-bag. 



HUFIL j the bird, woodpecker. 



To HUG ; to carry ; efpecially a cumbrous load. 



The HUKE j the huckle, or hip. 



HULET j an owl. 



BUMBLED ; hornlefs ; fpoken of cattle and iheep. 



To HURPLE ; to flick up the back, as cattle under 

 a hedge in cold weather. 



HYV1N i ivy. 



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