FOLK SPEECH OF YORKSHIRE AND NEW ENGLAND. 17 



Rap — a quick blow. 



Set teeah (a set to) — a regulär fight. 



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

 she was young, she would have beeu 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 beut on doing wrong." 



Black and blue — discoloured by an injury. 



Bluther (blubber) — to cry. 



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

 ulär botch." 



Cap — to surpass. "Capped the climax." 



Clack — noise, gossip, persistent talk. "Hold your 

 clack." 



Flay — to frighten, to make afraid. 



Füll 8mack — 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." 

 <5(\ Bender — 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. 



