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Souajin, SOUagin. The # is soft. Thickness that rises in the atmosphere 

 after fine weather. 



Soudard. The moving sparks on brown paper immediately after burning. 

 They give the idea of rows of soldiers moving about. 



S'maine des tres (trois) Jeudis. The week containing three Thursdays. 

 Fig., never. 



Son. Country dance with music ; the performance was usually held at 



public houses during the holidays. 

 Soriller. To move a thing continually while it is drying. 

 SounneilX. The drone fly, Eristalis tenax. When it comes into the house it 



is the harbinger of good news. 

 Sparabile. Small nails under boots and shoes. Eng., sparable. 



Taetair. To lock. 



Turbette. The drunkard's glass or liquor, otherwise called dram. 



Tine\ Embarassment, noise, affair. 



Toab, tobe. Pr. as in Eng. Phrase: "I dort comme une tobe." He 



sleeps soundly like a top. 

 Traffl. Goods, property. 

 TpiCOtin. Virginian stock. 

 Tisa'iP. To tease, annoy. A. Sax., teczen. 

 T'ehaini. China ware. 



T'ehien. A dentist's instrument for extracting teeth. 

 Tistonair. To fidget. 

 TPOpllain. Fr.,tropplein. Excess, overflow of water. 



TPOUde (les) and le Pendant. Pr. Troude like the eng. trout. Names of 

 the lanes leading from St. Martin's church to town by way of Havilland. 



Toosemouque. Meddlesome. 



TPOUSSe, tPique. Trick, bad turn. 



TPOins. The oi is to be pronounced like the oi in Eng. coin. Botheration, 



vexation. 

 Twaquep. To tumble. 



Vaine. Vein. "Vaine de loup," a fungus called by some "Puffball." 



The botanical name is Ly coper don. It is found in meadows, pastures and 



the borders of corn fields. The interior contains a powdery mass of 



threads, and it is very useful for staunching blood. 

 Vaine. (II est dans une bouane vaine). Proverb : He is in a good mood. 

 VadelaiP. To smear. 

 Vequesse, Camp la. This is a locality in the lane leading from the 



Bellieuse to the lower Hubits. La Vequesse is the name of a person 



found dead in bygone times. 

 Vlin, V'lin. No doubt a form of levin, small weeds, best destroyed by stirring 



the ground. 

 VpaiC. Seaweed. Fr., varech. " Vraic v'nant," wrack cast on the beach 



during storms ; " Vraic a la poche," cut sea weed, formerly carried in 



sacks, whence the name. 

 Visite. A woman's silk cape. 

 Visitai'P. To visit one's neighbour. 



Vainaip, vaimaip. To sprout. 



R'vaima'iP. To sprout again instead of ripening fully. 



Vie. Pr. as in Fr. A quick and somewhat involuntary movement of the 

 eye. 



