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Jennings, James

"The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire"


Heeler, _s._ One who hides or covers. Hence the very common
expression, _The healer is as bad as the stealer_; that is,
the receiver is as bad as the thief.
Heft. _s._ Weight.
To Hell. _v. a._ To pour.
Hel'lier. _s._ A person who lays on the tiles of a roof; a
tiler. A Devonshire word.
Helm. _s._ Wheat straw prepared for thatching.
To Hen. _v. a._ To throw.
To Hent. _v. n._ To wither; to become slightly dry.
Herd _s._ A keeper of cattle.
Hereawa, Hereaway. _adv._ Hereabout.
Herence. _adv._ From this place; hence.
Hereright. _adv._ Directly; in this place.
Het. _pron._ It. _Het o'nt_, it will not.
To Het. _v. a._ To hit, to strike; _part._ _het_
and _hut_.
To Hick. _v.n._ To hop on one leg.
Hick. _s._ A hop on one leg.
_Hick-step and jump._ Hop-step and jump. A well known
exercise.
To Hike of. _v. n._ To go away; to go off. Used generally in
a bad sense.
Hine. _adj._ (Hind) Posterior; relating to the back part.
Used only in composition, as, a _hine_ quarter.


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