338 * Mr. Thoresby to Mr. Ray. 



A Spelk) a wooden Splinter tied on, to keep a broken 



Bone from bending or unfetting again. 

 Spick and [pan new, that has never been worn. - 

 To be Spurred) is to have the Banns of Marriage ask'd. 

 To Squat down, to cour down fuddenly. 

 A Stawk) i. e. Stalk of Plants. 

 Starke ftiffj weary, alfo covetous. 

 Staupwgs, winter Steps, the holes made by the Feet 



of Horfes and Cattel in miry Highways and other 



Places. 



StaverS) Hedge-ftavers, i.e. Stakes. 



Staved) Siawfdj as a Hedge that is cut. 



To Stem* to befpeak a thing. 



Stevon^ a ftrong founding Voice, a S.Srepn. 



A Stiddy, an Anvil. 



A Stigh) a Ladder. 



Storcks Bill) to fiorken^ proper to fat growing cold, 



and fo hard. 

 Stowdy cropt as Horfes Ears. 

 Stradling) itrutting and ftriding, 

 Strea, Straw. 



To Streik) ftretch out the Limbs. 



A Streak of Corn with us is but half aBufhel, or two 



Pecks. • 

 A Stfoom^ Strawm^ the Inftrument to keep the Malt 



in the Fat, that it run not out with the Liquor. 

 Strunted) cut off fhort. 



A Swaithe^ the row of Grafs cut down with the Scythe. 



Laid o'th' Swaithebauk) is fpread abroad. 

 Swamous 9 Modeft. 



A Swampy a boggy bottom, a foft rufhy Piece. 



A Swatch^ a fhread of Cloth. 



To Sweal) as a Candle with the Wind. 



A Swine-Coat) Hogs-fly e, a S. Cote, domuncuU* 



To Swinge) Scourge, a S. Spingan, to threfti. 



To Switch a Hedge, u e. to cut off all the outlying 



Boughs. 

 To Styitber, to finge. 



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