FOLK SPEECH OF YORKSHIRE AND NEW ENGLAND. 17 



Rap a quick blow. 



Set teeah (a set to) a regular fight. 



Spank to flog. "If she'd had a good spanking when 

 she was young, she would have been better." 



Thresh or Thrash to beat. 



Thump to strike heavily on the back. 



Wale to beat with a stick or cowhide sufficiently hard 

 to make "wales." 



Whack to beat. 



Whipe a stinging, sliding blow. 



A FEW OTHER WORDS. 



Bent determined. "He's bent on doing wrong." 



Black and blue discoloured by an injury. 



Bluther (blubber) to cry. 



Botch work of an unskilful workman. "Jack is a reg- 

 ular botch." 



Cap to surpass. "Capped the climax." 



Clack noise, gossip, persistent talk. "Hold your 

 clack." 



Flay to frighten, to make afraid. 



Full Smack head long, heavily, with determination. 



Grease gain, profit, advantage. 



Grub to toil, to delve. 



Heeap (heap) a great number of persons or things. 



Leave soon, rather. "I'd as leave do this as that." 



Possessed held, controlled. "I don't know what pos- 

 sessed me." 



Purchass leverage, advantage. "I must get a good 

 purchase upon it before I can lift it." 



Render to make run, to melt. 



Sag to bend, to droop. 



Settle bench with a high back, used in front of an open 

 fireplace, generally in old kitchens. 



