SWANKY, a strapping young country-man,

SWAP, to exchange, to barter. Isl. skipta, mutare. V. Jam. SWAPE, a long oar used in working a coal keel on the Tyne; that at the stern acting as a rudder. Swappe, to strike or throw down with violence, similar to the action of using the swape, occurs in Chaucer. Sax. swapan, to sweep. Isl. sweipa, percutere.

"Swarn ye, he'll come."

SWARM, to climb a tree by the muscular action of the arms,
thighs, and legs.
SWARN, to warrant.
SWARTH, SWATH, the ghost or apparition of a person, about to
die. Derived by Ray from Sax. sweart, black, dark, pale,
wan. See WAFF.

SWATCH, v. to swathe, to swaddle. Sax. swedan, to bind.
SWATCH, s. a pattern, a sample. V. Ray, swache.
SWATTLE, to consume, to waste; generally fluids.

SWEAL, v. to melt, to waste or blaze, to burn away rapidly; as a candle when exposed to the wind. Sax. swelan, to burn. An old English word.-SWEAL, s. a blaze, an enlarged flame.

SWEARLE, or SWEEVEL-EYE, an eye with a particular cast.`
SWEDDLE, to swell.-SWEDDLED, puffed out.

SWEEL, a sudden swell or burst of laughter.

SWEETIES, Sweetmeats or confections for children.

SWELT, or SWELTER, to broil, to swoon, to faint.-SWELTED, or SWELTERED, overcome with heat and perspiration. Sax. sweltan, to die.

SWERLE, to roll from side to side in walking. It is also applied to express the gliding of a stream of water. A small runner in Sandgate, Newcastle, was anciently called the Swerle; now corrupted into the Squirrel.

SWEY, to poise, to swing. Isl. sweigia, inclinare. See HIKEY and SHUGGEY-SHEW

SWILL, a round basket of wicker work; generally carried on the head. Hence its name Keyside umbrella, when reversed in wet weather.

SWILLINGS, washings of vessels-hog-wash. Sax. swilgan, to drink largely, to swill.

SWINGE, to chastise, to beat soundly. Sax. swingan, flagellare, castigare.

SWINGLE-TREE, a moveable piece of wood to which the traces of husbandry horses are fastened. Teut. swinghelen, vibrare.

SWINKED, oppresed, vexed, fatigued. Sax. swincan, labrare, fatigari.

SWIPE, to drink off to the very bottom.

SWIPPER, nimble, quick. Sax. swipan, cito agere.

SWIRT, a syringe. From squirt. See SCOOTER.

SWIRTLE, to proceed with a moving motion like an eel. Su.

Got. swarfwa, circumagere.

SWITCH, to walk with a light quick step, to go with a sort of jerk. Su.-Got. swiga, loco cedere.

SWORD-DANCE, an ancient Christmas custom; still continued

in many parts of the North. It is fully described in Brand's Pop. Antiq. vol. i. p. 396 & seq. Connected with this subject, see Mr. Douce's interesting dissertation on the ancient English Morris Dance, in the 2d vol. of his Illustrations of Shakspeare.

SWUPPLE, SOOPLE, or SOUPEL, the upper joint of a flail. Fr. souple; or Isl. sweipa, to strike.

SYLES, the principal rafters of a house.

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TAAD, TYED, a toad. Sax. tade.-TYED-RED, the seed, or spawn of toads; generally seen in a mass like a bunch of grapes. V. Bewick's Æsop, p. 290.

TACK, or TYAK, to take.—TYAK-EFTER, to imitate or resemble. "The bairns tyak efter their dad.”—TYAK-UP, to reform. “He'll tyak up,” said of an extravagant, thoughtless person likely to reform.

TAFFY, a sort of candy made of treacle; often by a company of young people in an evening by way of amusement— called joining for taffy. V. Wilb.

TAILOR'S MENSE, a small portion left by way of good manners. In some parts of the North it is the custom for the village tailor to work at his customer's house, and to partake of the hospitality of the family board. On these occasions the best fare is invariably provided; at least such was the case when I was a boy; and the tailor to shew that he has had enongh, generally leaves a little on his plate, which is called tailor's mense. This term is also given to cuttings sent home by such of this unfortunate fraternity,

against whom the old imputation of loving too much cabbage does not apply.

TAISTREL, TESTRIL, a mischievous, ill behaved boy-when applied to an adult, an expression of great contempt, equi

valent to scoundrel.

TAKE-OFF, to banter, to jeer.

TAN, to beat. "I'll tan yor hide."

TANE, T'AN, the one. "Gi' me t'an or tother."

TANK, a piece of deep water, natural as well as artificial.

TANTRUMS, high airs, a display of ill humour.

"She's in her

tantrums."

TEEM

TAPPY-LAPPY, as hard as you can ; applied to running.
TARN, a pool on a mountain. Isl. tiorn, stagnum.

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TATEE, a potatoe. V. Suff. Words, taters; and Nares' Gloss. potatoes.-TATEE-BOGLE, a scarecrow.-TATEE-BEATMENT,

a measure.

Newc.

TATEE AND POINT, a piece of fat meat said to be suspended over the family board-nobody knows why, and equivalent to, nobody knows what.

TATHY-GRASS, short grass that has no seed, refuse grass, old and new mixed, the produce under trees or in old pastures not eaten by cattle. Perhaps, tufty grass.

TATTER-WALLOPs, ragged clothes fluttering in the wind. TAVING, irregular motion; picking the bed-clothes in febrile delirium. Willan.

TAWM, TAM, a fishing line.

"A lang twine tam."

Taws, a pair of TAWS, a leather strap used by schoolmasters for chastising children. Isl. taug, lorum.

TAYLIOR, TEAYLEAR, a tailor. Old Eng. talyowre. See TAILOR'S MENSE.

TEANGS, TYENGS, a pair of tongs. Sax. tangan, forcipes. "Tyeng leg'd Dick."

TEARAN, tearing. A tearan fellow is a rough, hot headed person, who drives every thing before him, regardless of danger or of consequences.

TEDDING, applied to the dressing of hair and flax, as well as to the spreading of hay.

TEE, or TIE, a hair-rope with which to shackle cows in milk

ing..

Cow-tie.

TEEM, to pour out of one vessel into another. Isl. taema, to empty. "Teem out the tea hinny."

TEEMING-WOMAN, one who is more prolific than every loving lord considers indispensably necessary to his happiness. Sax. team-full, prole plenus, fœcundus.

TEEN, s. sorrow, injury. An old word, used by Spenser and Shakspeare.-TEEN. a. angry. V. Lye, teon.

TEETHY, cross, fretful, peevish; generally spoken of children. V. Todd's John. techy.

TELL, to count, to reckon. Sax.telan. Moor observes, that the Tellers of the Exchequer retain the name; though not, perhaps, the fact or practice. "He cannot tell to twenty."

TELL'D, told. A common corruption.
TEMSE, V. and s. See TIMSE.

"Aw tell'd him on't."

TH, frequently changed into D; as father, fader; mother, "moder; Rothbury, Rodbury.

THACK, THEAK, thatch; both as verb and substantive. Sax. thaccan, to cover; thac, thạc, thatch. Chaucer uses

thacke.

THATADONNET, a good for nought, the devil. Is it, that "adonné" (Fr.) abandoned one?

THAUF, THAUF-CAKE, a cake without yeast or any other fermenting substance. Probably as conjectured by an ingenious friend, from Sax. thearfan, opus habere, necesse habere necessity cake, or cake made in urgent haste, as what used to be called soldier's bread at the time when soldiers were quartered, during marches, on private families. But see Todd's John. therf-bread.

THICK, intimate.

They are very thick just now," i. e. they "We are not thick at all at present”equivalent to not being on friendly terms.

are very familiar.

THIEF AND REEVER-BELL, the name given to the tolling of the great bell of Saint Nicholas, Newcastle, which is rung at 8 o'clock of the evening preceding every fair-as a sort of invitation to all rogues and thieves so enter that good town. Reever, means robber; from Sax. reafere.