35 PROVINCIALISMS. 



SWAPE ; a long pole turning on a fulcrum ; ufed 

 in raifing water out of a well. 



SWARTH j fward ; whether of grafs land, or of 

 bacon. 



To SWASH or SWASH-OVER ; to fpill by 

 waves ; as milk or water agitated in a pail. 



SWATCH ; a pattern or fmall fpecimen of cloth, 

 cut off the end of the piece ; alfo a dyer's tally. 



To SWATTER j to fpill or throw about water, as 

 geefeand ducks do in drinking. 



SWEEATH j a fwath of mown grafs. 



SWEEATH-BAUK ; the ridge of fiubble or fhort 

 grafs which is left between two fwath-widths in 

 mowing. 



SWEET-MART; the marten. See FOUL- 

 MART. 



To SWIDDEN ; to finge, or burn off, as heath, &c. 



To SWIDGE ; to fmart violently, as a burn or re- 

 cent wound. 



SWILL ; a fort of fliallow tub. 



SWILLINGS ; hog-wafh. 



SWILL-TUB ; hog-tub. 



SWINE-THISTLE ; fonchus okractus*, fow thif- 

 tle. 



To SWINGLE; torough-drefs flax. 



SWINGLETREE; fplinterbar; whippin. 



SYKE ; a rill or fmall brook ; more particularly, I 

 believe, in a low boggy fituation. 



