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BAFF, bang, shot.
BAGGONET, bayonet.

BAILIE, alderman or magistrate.
BAN, curse.

BANG, a spring, a bound.

BARTIZAN, a battlement.

BEFLUMMED, befooled.

BEILDY ENOUGH BIT, small shelter enough.

BEJUNK, BEGUNK, trick.

BEN, within, the inner apartment.
BENT, a kind of grass; metaphori-
cally, the hill, the moor.
BIGGING, building.
BIRLIEMAN, parish assessor.
BIT, small, little, short.

BLINK, a glimpse, a glance of the eye.

BLOOD-WIT, compensation, fine for bloodshed.

BODDLE, BODLE, a copper coin, value the sixth part of an English penny, equal to two doits, or Scottish pennies.

BOGLE ABOUT THE BUSH, a sort of "hide and seek."

BOUNE, prepare.

BRAE, hill.

BRANDER, gridiron.

BRENT BROW, high forehead.

BROO', broth.

BRUCKLE, brittle.

BRUIK, enjoy.

BRULZIE, broil, scuffle, fray.

BUCKIE, shell of a sea-snail, or any spiral shell, of whatever size. BUSKING, dressing. BUTTOCK-MAIL, fine imposed for fornication, in lieu of sitting on the stool of repentance.

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CARLE, churl, fellow.
CAST, lot, fate.

CATERAN, robber, Irish and High-
land irregular soldier, freebooter.
CEANKINNE, chieftain.
CESS-MONEY, tribute.
CHANGE HOUSE, roadside inn,
where horses are changed on a
journey.

CHIEL, CHIELD, young fellow.
CLACHAN, a small village.
CLAMHEWIT, stroke, back.
CLAW FAVOUR, to curry favour.
CLEIK THE CUNZIE, "hook the
siller" (take the money).
CLOUR, knock on the head.
COGUE, a round vessel made by a
cooper for holding milk, liquor,

etc.

CONEY, rabbit.

CORONACH, dirge.

CORRIE, a mountain hollow in the Highlands

COUP, barter.

COUPE-JARRET, ham-stringer.
COW YER CRACKS, stop your chatter.
CRAIG, neck.

CREAGH, a Highland foray, or
plundering excursion.
CUITTLE, tickle.

CUNZIE, slang word for money. CURRAGH, Highland boat or skiff. CUT-LUGGED, GRANING CARLES, crop-eared, groaning humbugs.

DAFT, silly, cracked.

DAUR, dare.

DEAVING, deafening.

GAFFER, old man, master.
GAR'D, forced, compelled.
GARRING, making.
GATE, way, manner.
GEAR, goods, property, cattle.
GILLIE WET-FOOT, a running fo
man, who had to carry his maste
over brooks and watery place
when travelling.

GIMMER, a two-year-old ewe.
GIN, if.

GIRDLE, an iron blate for firing cakes on.

GIRNEL, a meal-chest.

GITE, noodle.

DECREET, order of decree; a judicial GLED, kite.

final sentence.

DELIVER, active, nimble.

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GLISK, glance.

GLEG, sharp; on te alert.

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