Pwint. _s._ Point.
Pwine-end \
} The sharp-pointed end of a house, where the
wall rises perpendicularly from the foundation.
Pwinin-end./
Py'e. _s._ A wooden guide, or rail to hold by, in passing
over a narrow wooden bridge.
Q.
Qu is in many words used instead of K.
Quare. _adj._ Queer; odd.
Quar'rel. _s._ [_QuarrA(_, French.] A square of window
glass.
To Quar. _v. a._ To raise stones from a quarry.
Quar-man. _s._ A man who works in a quarry [_quar_].
Quine. _s._ Coin, money. A corner.
To Quine. _v. a._ To coin.
Quoin. Coin.
Quoit. Coit.
QA"t (Quut). _s._ Coat.
R.
R in many words is wholly omitted, as, _Arth. CoA¤se, Guth,
He'A¤th, Pason, Vooath, Wuss_, &c., for Earth, Coarse, Girth,
Hearth, Parson, Forth, Worse.
To Rake Up. _v. a._ To cover; to bury. To rake the vier. To
cover up the fire with ashes, that it may remain burning all
night.
Rames. _s. pl._ The dead stalks of potatoes, cucumbers, and
such plants; a skeleton.
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