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Nouaehons. Untidy, clumsy knots. 



Plein nceud. Reef knot. I owe this expression to Mr. Curtis. 



Es orties. A term used of a fowl that hatches outside and returns with a 

 brood of chickens. 



(Eil de boeuf. The fragment of a rainbow on the horizon indicating 



stormy weather. 

 en ehiffpe. A useless person. 



Ofette. Skilful, clever. Perhaps from Fr., aufaite. To be at one's zenith. 

 Olleure. Soon, presently. Probably Fr., a V heave. 

 Ossier. A bone setter. 

 Ossailles, aussailles. The ribs and other lean parts of pork preserved 



with salt. Probably from Fr. , os sales or an sal. 



Panais a la graisse. Parsnips cut very small and eaten with meat (the 



brisket as a rule). A well-known dish among our country people. 

 Se papinotai'r. To take plenty time to dress one's self, fidget about it. 

 Papillotin. See nivlotin. 

 Passe POSC Hollyhock. 

 Patichier. To make pastry. Fr., pate. Fig. in phrase "rude patichier," 



rough, sullen fellow. 

 Se paquer, S'en allai'r. To go away, depart. Fig., to die. 

 Peetehow. Fr., pieds de choux. Cabbage stumps. 

 PeiS qui ne CUisent pas. To sell a person peas that cannot cook is a fig. 



expression for offending, annoying someone. It is otherwise expressed 



by "r'gardair de travers," to look with an evil eye. 

 Pllatai'ne. School playground, also hanging plate. 



Pain de froment. Good time- 



Pliffe. A kind of nerve in meat or suet which cannot be cut. Com. Eng., 



ply, plait. 

 Pepionnai'P. To be annoyed, vexed, impatient when kept waiting. 

 PedOO, tire pedoo. A phrase used in amusing children and pretending to 



shoot. 

 PePSent. The white marks or spots that appear on the finger nails ; the 



present is supposed to come when the nails are pared. 

 Pims, pimps. Pimples on the face. 

 P0USSette or mirOUSSe. Pussy. 



Piaueotai'r. To chew, nibble (of people without teeth). 

 PiCOtaiP. To prick out. 

 Pique. See brulet. 

 Piquelle. A fatal complication of smallpox. Minute pustules, somewhat 



resembling pin pricks, here and there on the skin. 

 PiqueUX, See martine. 



PiaudaiP. To rob, defraud, take undue advantage of a person. 

 Plluma'iP. To feather. Fig., like piaudair, to overcharge. 

 Poupou, poupin. Silly fellow, baby. 

 Pila'iP. To tread on. 



POPta. Passage, hall of a small house. Alldie means " landing." 

 Pliant, piant. Fellow; " mauvais " or " drole de pliant," wicked, funny 



fellow. 

 Plotte, Stupid person, 



