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 COLLIESHÄNGIE, quarrel, tumult COME O' WILL, love child, 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 taik. gossip creak had ORAMBO, a game at capping verses; CRAMBO SCRAPS, rhymed scraps CRANKING, ing, 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 CUJACTUS, Jacques Cujas, a celebrated French jurist of the 16th century CUMMERBAND, or CUMMERBUND, the broad sash or shawl that an Oriental wears as a girdle CUSSER, one given to DEFEAT, exhausted death DEIL-BE-LICKET, not the least scrap, piece DE LYRA, a French theologian of the 14th century, 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 DUNSTA BLE, one who speaks plain and straight to the point DREED HIS WEIRD, bore his fate DRY-HANDED, unarmed DUB, pool, puddle DUDS, clothes, fags ES SPUCKT ᎠᎪ, that place is haunted FADERLAND, one's fatherland or mother country FAEM, foam FAIR-STRAE DEATH, matural death in one's own bed FAMBLES, hands FAR YAUD, far away, a cry to sheep dogs FASH, trouble, cause trouble to: FASHIOUS. FASHEOUS, troublesome FASTE, display, show FAULD-DYKE, aheep-fold wall FAUSE LOON, false shamming fellow FECK, part FECKLESS, feeble, spiritless FEE AND BOUNTITH, wages and perquisites FEIFTEEN, the Supreme Court of Afteen judges in Edinburgh FELL, hill; hide, skin; keen, clever FERAS CONSUMERE NATI, born to consume the wild animals of the field-an allusion to the sporting squires of Eagland in Tom Jones FERME ORNEE, fancy farm FERN-SEED, GATHER 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 A HAET, the devil a jot! FIKE, bother, take trouble RIEVE, overseer GRIPPIT, gripped at UMPHIONS, funeral ban HUMDUDGEON, ado, pet errand fool's GEF ICH BIN, I am, I be ILKA WAF CARLE, every ILK ITHER, one another JAW-HOLE, the hole or JET AND OBJECT, aim, ARMSTRONG JOHNNIE FAA, THE UP RIGHT MAN. Faa is a man." 1817. vol. 1. LAIR, learning, education LANG GATE, a long way, a good step LANGSYNE, long ago LAP AND PANNEL, liquor and food LATCH, mire, bog LED FARM, 3 farm on LETTER-GAE, church pre- LIFT, the firmament, sky middle of the 17th cen- LINKS, windings of a river story is related in Percy's LIPPEN, trust LITH, joint LOAN, LOANING, lane, LOON, feilow, rogue (hu LUCKENBOOTHS, a block MAIST, most MAROONS, outlaws watch (run away slaves and others) MAUN, MAUNNA, must, MESSAN, cur, dog of little value MILLING IN THE DARK MAN'S, murder by night MIRK MONANDAY, Easter Monday, cailed after Black Monday, the day after Easter Sunday, 14th April, 1360 MOIDORE, a Portuguese gold coin, worth 27 sh.1lings MONITOIRE, a French law term. Strictly, a brief read from the parish church, charging all under pain of excommun!cation to give any evidence for detection of crime MOONSHIE, secretary MOSS, a morass, bog: 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 MUSCOVADO, unrefined sugar NANTZ, Nantes brandy NE ACCESSERIS, etc. (p. 393), enter not into counsel until you are called NEIN, no NE MOVEAS CAMERIN AM, Don't touch (interfere with) the Camerina. An oracular dictum of Apollo forbidding the marsh or morass in the river at Camerina in Sielly to be drained vagrant, tail. AND RIPING, sifting and searching RASP-HOUSE, custom house RED COCK CRAW, raise fire REDDING (a quarrel), settling, putting an end to REDGILL, Dr., a vulgar, se.fish gourmand in Mis Ferrier's novel Marriage REISE, twig, small branch REIST, smoke, dry (fish. etc.) RETOUR, returned to Chancery for service of an heir RIG, ridge, field, acre RIN, run RIPE, to search ROTURIER, a plebelan or branches used as fuel to supply the light for "burning the water." 25 it is called. Bags dipped in tar and similarly employed are called "hards" ROUP. to sell by auction, a sale; ROUPIT, sold by auction ROUTING, bellowing, enor ing RUBBIT, robbed RULLION GREEN, ■ natural pass on the south side of the Pentland Hills, where in 1666 a party of Covenanters from Galloway were eut to pleces by General Thomas Daiziel RUMP AND DOZEN, ramp 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 BANDS. a shirt-full of sore bones SAUFEN BIER, etc. P 220). Quaff the beer and brandy, Smash the windows in! I'm a raks: You're a rake. Are wo not all rakes together? SAUGH, willow SAULIES. hired mourners SAUT, salt |