ог CHRISTIANBURY CRAG, a hill in the east of Cumberland CHUMLAY, chimney CIRCUMDUCE, to declare the time elapsed during which proof can be brought forward. Scots law term CLANJAMFRAY, A rabble, all sorts of people CLASHES, rumors, gossip CLAUGHT, snatch CLAVER, gossip CLECKING TIME, when hens hatch chickens CLEEKS, iron chimneyhooks. See note on Lum Cleeks (p. 415) CLERIHUGH'S. a tavern in Writers' Court, off the High Street, Edinburgh CLOD, fling, hurl CLOSE, alley CLOUR, thump, smash CLOUTED SHOES, shoes having the soles studded with iron plates or largeheaded nails; also patched shoes CLOYED A DUD, stolen a rag COCK, the mark or tee at which curlers play COCK AND A BOTTLE, in all probability a slip for "'cook and a bull" story COFT, bought COLLIESHANGIE, quarrel, tumult COME O' WILL, lovechild, natural child CONCURRENT, an attendant on a sheriff's officer CONJURO, ABJURO, etc. (p. 319), I adjure, swear, protest and emphatically enjoin thee CONJURO TE, etc. (p. 319), I adjure thee, thou most accursed, iniquitous, base, wicked, and wretched woman, I adjure thee CORPS DE LOGIS. main building of a mansionhouse COUP, upset, overturn CRACKS, familiar talk, gossip had ORAMBO, a game at capping verses; CRAMBO SCRAPS, rhymed scraps CRANKING, creaking, bustling CRAPPIT-HEADS, dock-heads cooked with a stuffing of oatmeal, suet, onions, and pepper CROOKS, windings of a river CROW, a crowbar CRUFFEL FELL, a lofty hill (Criffell) in the east of Kirkcudbrightshire CUJACIUS, Jacques Cujas, a celebrated French jurist of the 16th century CUMMERBAND, or CUMMERBUND, the broad sash or shaw! that an Oriental wears as a girdle CUSSER, one given to cursing CUSTOS ROTULORUM, the chief civil officer of a county CUTLUGGED, crop-eared CUTTY SPOON, short cen DEFEAT, exhausted DEIL-BE-LICKET, not the least scrap, piece DE LYRA, a French theologian of the 14th tury, wrote celebrated Commentaries (in Latin) on the Old Testament DEUKE, the Duke of Buccleuch DEURLOO, or DEURLO, a narrow arm of the Western Scheldt, between the island of Walcheren and Flanders DING, throw, beat DONNERT, stupid DOO, dove. See also Dukit DOOMS, very, absolutely DOUCE, quiet, staid DOUSE THE GLIM, put out the light DOW, list, care DOWIE, dull, melancholy DOWNRIGHT DUNSTABLE, one who speaks plain and straight to the point DREED HIS WEIRD, bore his fate DRY-HANDED, unarmed FECKLESS, feeble, spiritless FEE AND BOUNTITH, wages and perquisites FEIFTEEN, the Supreme Court of fifteen judges in Edinburgh FELL, hil!; hide, skin; keen, clever FERAS CONSUMERE NATI, born to consume the wild animals of the field-an allusion to the sporting squires of England in Tom Jones FERME ORNEE, fancy farm FERN-SEED, GA THER THE, a means of rendering one's self invisible FERRET, a narrow cotton or worsted band FESCENNINE, ribald. scurrilous FIE, predestined, doomed fore FIENT A BIT, never a bit; FIENT Α HAET, the devil a jot! FIKE, bother, take trouble broken bank HEYDON AND CHAMBER, John Chamber, canon of Windsor and Sir Christopher He, don carried on a controversy on astrology in 1601-4 HIGH MIGHTINESSES, the customary title of the Estates of Holland HINNEY, honey, a familiar form of address HIRSEL, HIRSILL, to slide or glide down; a flock HIZZIE, hussy HOLD MICH DER DEYVIL, a corruption of a common German oath, "The devil take me!'' HORNING, warrant for apprehending a debtor HOUDIE, midwife HOUNDSFOOT SCHELM, stupid blockhead, blundering rascal HOWFF, resort, lurkingplace. See Whaap HOWK, dig HOWM, hollow, small island HUMBLE-COW, 2 that has no horns HUMDUDGEON, ado, pet HUND, hound, drive HUNT THE-GOWK, errand fool's ICH BIN, I am, I be ILKA WAF CARLE, every insignificant churl ILK ITHER, one another INGAN, onion JAW-HOLE, sink where dirty water, etc., is thrown JET AND OBJECT, aim, point, and object JETHART, Jedburgh JOE, sweetheart JOHN A' NOKES, or JOHN O' NOAKES, a fictitious name used by lawyers in writs for ejectment JOHNNIE ARMSTRONG AND HIS MERRY-MEN, celebrated Border raid rs of L dieslale. See Minstrelsy of Scottish Brder, "Johnnie Armstrong" JOHNNIE FAA, THE UP RIGHT MAN, Faa is a well-known gypsey family on the Borders. The leader of a ging (and the grea est rogue in it) was called "the upright man." Seo Blackwood, 1917, vol. 1. JOHN O' THE SCALES, lodgings jail quarters, LIFT, the firmament, sky LINKS, windings of a river LOAN, LOANING, lane, pathway LOON, fellow, rogue (hu- LUCKENBOOTHS, a block of buildings in the midde of the street beside OUT OF HOUSE HAULD, destitute MAUNDERING, grumbling MESSAN, cur, dog of little value MILLING IN THE DARK MAN'S, murder by night MIRK MONANDAY, Easter Monday, called after Black Monday, the day after Easter Sunday, 14th April, 1360 MOIDORE, a Portuguese gold coin, worth 27 shillings MONITOIRE, a French law term. Strictly, a brief read from the parish church, charging all under pain of excommunication to give any evidence for detection of crime MOONSHIE, secretary MOSS, bog; a morass, MOSSHAG, a hollow or break in a moss MUCKLE, much, great, large MULTA SUNT, etc. (p. 410), in customs there are many things inconsistent and many devoid of rea son MUSCAVADO, or MUSCO-VADO, unrefined sugar NANTZ, Nantes brandy NE ACCESSERIS, etc. (p. 393), enter not into counsel until you are called NEIN, no NE MOVEAS CAMERINAM, Don't touch (interfere with) the Camerina. An oracular dictum of Apollo forbidding the marsh or morass in the river at Camerina in Sicily to be drained AND Palmer of Bath in 1782 suggested that special post coaches for speed should be built, and an armed guard should accompany every coach PARRITCH, porridge PEAT-HAG, a bog, morass PECULIUM, pocket-money PEENGING, whining PENNY STANE, stone quoit PERIAPT, amulet PINNERS, head-dress, lap- PIT MIRK, dark as a pit teau POW, head portman PRIG, beg. entreat PROUT DE LEGE, according to law POINDED,, impounded, shut up in a pin-fold POPPLING, purling, rippling RAMPAUGING, rampant, storming and raging RANGING AND RIPING, sifting and searching RASP-HOUSE, customhouse RED COCK CRAW, raise fire REDDING (a quarrel), settling, putting an end to REDGILL, Dr., a vulgar, se.fish gourmand in Miss Ferrier's novel Marriage REISE, twig, small branch REIST, smoke, dry (fish, etc.) RIG, ridge, field, acre RIN, run RIPE, to search ROTURIER, a plebeian or branches used as fuel to supply the light for "burning the water," as it is called. Bags dipped in tar and similariy employed are called "hards" ROUP, to sell by auction, RUBBIT, robbed natural pass on the south side of the Pentland Hills, where in 1666 a party of Covenanters from Galloway were cut to pieces by General Thomas Daiziel RUMP AND DOZEN, rump of beef and a dozen of wine, a good dinner SACKLESS, innocent SALL ICH BIN, shall I be SAMYN, self-same SAP, ninny, heavy-headed fellow SARK, shirt SARKFU' O' SAIR BANES, a shirt-full of sore bones SAUFEN BIER, etc. (p. 220), Quaff the beer and brandy, Smash the windows in! I'm a rake; You're a rake. Are we not all rakes together? SAUGH, willow SAULIES, hired mourners SAUT, salt STICKIT MINISTER, STICKIT STIBBLER, one who, after studying for the Church in Scot. and, fails in the profession STIRK, steer be STTR YOUR GEAR, touch, meddle with, your longings STOWN, stolen STRAE, straw STRAFE MICH Hell take me! HELLE, STRAFE MICH DER DEYFEL, t.e devil fetch me! STRAMMEL, straw SIREAK, STREEK, st.eich, lay out a dead body STURE, tall, big SUNKETS, delicacies SUNKIE, a low stool SUUM CU.QUE TRIBUITO, To every man his due SWEAR, difficult, har l TAIT O' WOO', tuft (smal piece) of wool TAK TENT, to take care, beware of TARTARS. The gypsies are popularly called Tartars in Norway and Sweden TASS. glass TEINDS, tithes TEMPORE CAROLI PRIMI. in the time of Charles I. TENT, care THACK AND RAPE, thatch and with rope, which farmers make fast their corn-stacks witch WALE choice, best, pick WAME. belly WARLOCK, wizard WA'S, walls WASTER, or LEISTER, a long spear used for striking salmon. There is also a shorter, which is cast from the hand, aud sometimes used by an experienced sportsman with singular dexterity WAUR, worse WEAN, infint, young child WEAR force, restraint WEDD R. a we her (-h ́ep) WEEL-FAUF ED wel.-favored, prepossessing WEIRD. destiny; WEIRD'S DREE'D, the destiny is run out WEIZE direct, send WESSEL, westward; WASSIL-GATE. west gate WHAAP, or HOPE the sheltered part or hollow of a hill. Hoff. howff, haaf, haven are all modifications of the same word WHEEN, WHIN, a few, a |