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We have many local variants of No. 1, of which the following may be 

 taken as f airly typical examples :— 



(3) "We're come a Shroving, 



For a piece of pancake, 

 Or a piece of bacon, 

 Or a little truckle-cheese 

 Of your own making." 



(4) " A Shrovin', a Shrovin', 



I be come a Shrovin'. 



I'd like a nice meat-pie, 



An' my mouth be ter'ble dry. 



A wish a wur zo well a-wet, 



To zing the viner vor a nit." [nut.] 



(5) "A Shrovin', a Shrovin', 



We're come a shrovin'. 



A bit o' bread, a bit o' cheese, 



A bit o' your fat bacon, 



Or a dish o' doughnuts, 



Aal o' your own makin'. 



A Shrovin', a Shrovin', 



We're come a Shrovin'." 



Silt, or Zeelt. A kind of large oval tub, or sometimes a trough, used for 

 salting bacon in. N. & S.W. 



Sim. It seems. " Sim to I as her bain't gwain thur." N. & S.W. 



Skillet, Add : — (2) A small pot with a handle, such as is carried by tramps 

 to make their tea in. S.W. (Deverill.) 



Skimmenton. Add .— Skimitin' in s. Wilts. 



Skiwer. Cornus sanguinea, L., Dogwood. So called, because it is used for 

 making skewers. S.W. 

 Slack- twisted. Inert, unenergetic. N. & S.W. 



Slang-Up. Add .—(2) n. A slovenly draggle-tailed girl. N.W. 

 SHcket. Add : — (3) " 'Twur tored aal to slickets," rags and tatters. S.W. 



Slire. Add.— s.w. 



Slommacks. A slattern. N.W. 

 *Sloom along. To walk with an idle unenergetic gait ; just the opposite 

 of "swanking" down street. — (Mr. Hammond Jones.) N. & S.W. 



