FOLK SPEECH OF YORKSHIRE AND NEW ENGLAND. 15 



whistle itself. Just as in "as clear as a bell" the word 

 clear refers to the sound and not the instrument causing 

 the sound. 



As dark as pitch. 



As deead asa deear nail. (In Piers' Plovvman, As dead 

 as a door nail.) 



As deead as a herrin. (As dead as a herring.) 



As deeaf as a yat stovvp (gate post). 



As ftit as a pig. 



As flat as a pan-keeak (cake). 



As füll as a tick. — A tich is a sheep-louse, which has 

 always a füll bloated appearance. 



As good as ivver (ever) slepped upo' shoe leather. 



As good as they mak' 'em. 



As green as gess (grass). 



As grey as a badger. 



As green as a yellow cabbage — Used when any one as- 

 sumes innocence or ignorance. 



As happy as the day is lang (long). 



As heavy as leead (lead). 



As holla as a dhrum (as hoUow as a drum). 



As keeal as a coo-cummer (as cool as a cucumber). 



As leet (light) as a feather. 



As mad as a March hare. 



As mischievous as a monkey. 



As niony (many) lives as a cat. 



As pawky as you please. — Pawky means impudent. 



As poor as a chotch moose (church mouse) . 



As Sharp as a needle. 



As snug as a bug iv (in) a rüg. 



As still as a mouse. 



As stunt as a mule — Stunt means obstinate or dogged. 



As sweet as a nat. — Here svveet means sound and vvhole- 

 some. 



As thin as a wafer. 



