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Jennings, James

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

Most probably this word, as well as whir'on, is
used for _whir_, to turn round rapidly with a noise.
Wrassly. Wrestle.
To Wride. _v. n._ To spread abroad; to expand.
Wriggle. _s._ Any narrow, sinuous hole.
Wrine. _s._ A mark occasioned by wringing cloth, or by
folding it in an irregular manner.
Wring, _s._ A. Press. A _cyder-wring_, a cyder-press.
To Wrumple. _v. a._ To discompose: to rumple.
Wrumple. _s._ A rumple.
Wust. _adj._ Worst.


Y.

Yack'er. _s._ An acre.
Yal. _s._ Ale.
Yaller. _adj._ Yellow.
Yal'house. _s._ An ale-house.
Yap'ern. _s._ An apron.
Yarly. _adj._ Early.
Yarm. _s._ Arm.
Yarth. _s._ Earth.
Yel. _s._ An eel.
Yel-spear. _s._ An instrument for catching eels.
Yes. _s._ An earthworm.
Yezy. _adj._ Easy.
Yokes. _s. pl._ Hiccups.
Yourn. _pron._ Yours.


Z.

See the observations which precede the letter S, relative to the
change of that letter to Z.
Za. _adv._ So.
ZAc. _v._ Say.
ZAct. _adj._ Soft.


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