Mr. Thoresby to Mr. Ray* J 37 



To Slap out the Tongue. 

 To Sleat a Dog. 



$Jim$ fonietimes fignifies crafty, knavifh, a Aim Cu- 



ftomer. 

 To Slive, to clear, to rive. 

 A Sliving, a lazy Fellow. 

 To Slot the Door, to bolt it when fhut 

 A Slouch , a watry boggilh. Place, item the call Skin 



of a Snake. 

 A Slujh, waftful. 



To Slujh thro' work, to do much, but flimly, care^ 

 lefly. 



A Smithy, a Smiths Shop. . 0 



To Smoar^ to fmother per contrac. 



To Snaffle, to fpeak through the Nofe- 



A Snaffle-Bridle or Bit, fnape Bit. 



A Snap, a Lad or Servant, novsf moftly u(ed ludi** 



croufly, a S. Snapa, puer, Matth. 8. 13. 

 To Snattle, to linger, delay, magno conatu nihil agere* 

 To Snavle, Snivle, fpeak through the Nofe. 

 Snever, {lender, fmooth. 



To Snift, to draw the wind fmartly up the Nofe. 

 A Snicket, one that pincheth all to nought. 

 To Snite, is to blow the Nofe, to wipe is to dry it, 

 A Sod, a Turf, is thin and round, or oval, taken from 



the furface of the Earth 5 a Sod thick and fquare, 



or oblong moftly. 

 Soncy, cunning. 



To Sonter, to loiter, a fantering or fontring Body, one 

 • that fquanders the time in going idly about. 

 To Sojfe, proper to Dogs. * 

 To Soufe or fawfe on the Ears, i. e. box. 

 Snuffers for the Nofe, or Noftrils. 

 A Spaniel, ght. If not the S. name for N. Langhold% 



we have in thele Parts no other name but Cow-ty* 

 To Sparkle away, difperfe, fpend, wafte. 

 To Speer 9 enquire the'Road, a S, Spypian fcrutari. 



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