534 Afr. Pickering on the present state of the English language 
Maroonine ; used in this expression : “ A marooning party.” <A friend, who 
has resided in Charleston (South Carolina) observes—“ The country about 
Charleston is not so thickly settled as Massachusetts, and therefore a ma- 
rooning party always carry their provisions with them: I think it always 
means a farty to the sea-shore.” ve 
Movcur; pret.of might, “ Mought for might is heard in most of the States, 
but not frequently except ina few towns.” Webster’s Dissertat. p: 111. 
Naked. The English reviewers (Christ. Observer, vol. iii. p: 564) notice 
the following expression in Dr. Mason’s First Rife Fruits (c— An act 
of naked trust,” and they apply to it the remark which they make on the 
words Remove and To test ; which see in the preceding Vocabulary. 
To Onticare. (See Vocab.) This verb is in the dictionaries, and is sometimes 
used by English writers ; but it is not considered as an authorized word. 
The British Critic, (vol. ii. p. 212) inthe review ofa Discourse by George 
Somers Clarke, of Trinity College, Oxford, makes this remark on it: “ We 
object, however, to the use of the word‘ obligated,’ for ‘ obliged,’ alow col- 
loquial inaccuracy.” 
Packace. A general term comprehending Sales, boxes, &c, of merchandize. 
A mercantile friend says, he thinks this was originally an 4merican word, 
+t ni : 
this sense ; but perhaps it has been considered as merely technicah : 
P1ve&-BARRENS. Used in the Southern States. “ The road which I had to travel, 
lay through a dreary and extensive forest of pine trees, or, as it is termed 
by the Carolinians, a fine-barren, where a habitation is seldom seen, except 
at intervals of ten or twelve miles.” Laméert’s Travels, vol. ii. ps 226. 
Pore; abag. Ihave heard this old word used by some persons in the com- 
pound term Cream-fioke, that is, a small bag, through which cream is 
strained. —— 
To Prr. “To raise withalever.”” Webst. This signification of the verb is not 
in the English dictionaries ; and an English friend has noted it as an mere 
ieanism. He also remarks upon the use of a firy, for a lever, which is 
common among mechanics in this country. : 
Szicz. A kind of fire-shovel. Used in some parts of New England. A 
friend has referred me to the Gentleman’s Magazine, yol. \xiii. p. 1084, 
where it is said to be used also in Bristol, in England. 
