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- ALREADYPrior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.
- BELEAGUERTo besiege; to surround with troops.
- BESPREADTo spread over; to cover with.
- BETOILTo worry or exercise with toil.
- BILLYA fellow, companion, comrade, mate; partner, brother.
- BISMARA kind of steelyard used in Orkney.
- BLUSTERPompous, officious talk.
- BRISLINGA sprat (small herring), especially Sprattus sprattus.
- CHITTERLINGThe frill to the breast of a shirt.
- CRANKYNot in good working condition; defective, faulty.
- DIRTYUnclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- ECHTProper, real, genuine, true to type.
- FORBYUncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
- FURLOUGHA leave of absence or vacation. Especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner. Especially one granted to a missionary.
- FUSSExcessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
- GHERKINA small cucumber, often pickled whole.
- GLUMDespondent; moody; sullen.
- GREAVESThe unmeltable residue left after animal fat has been rendered.
- HARLA fibre, especially a fibre of hemp or flax, or an individual fibre of a feather.
- HAWKERA peddler, a huckster, a person who sells easily transportable goods.
- HORSYOf, relating to, or similar to horses.
- IDLEHOODThe state or condition of being idle; a habit of idling; idleness.
- IDLEHOODSThe state or condition of being idle; a habit of idling; idleness.
- LUSTIHOODThe state of being lusty.
- MEOWUsed to indicate the cry of a cat.
- OGLETo stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
- ORLOPThe platform over the hold of a ship that makes up the fourth or lowest deck, hence in full called orlop deck, especially of a warship.
- PALTERTo talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions. (psychology and mediation) To give a false impression by selective use of true but misleading statements.
- PANCAKEA thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular: An thin batter cake similar to a crepe, typically unleavened. A leavened, thicker, fluffier cake.
- SCHLEPTo carry, drag, or lug.
- SCHLEPPAlternative form of schlep.
- SHITHOUSEAn outhouse, an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- SHOATA weaned piglet; any piglet.
- SKELLUMA scoundrel.
- SMUGIrritatingly pleased with oneself; offensively self-complacent, self-satisfied.
- SPALLA splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.
- STIVERA small Dutch coin worth one twentieth of a guilder.
- STOPEA mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps.
- STUNTA daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
- SWEEPEROne who sweeps; one whose occupation is sweeping.
- THUMBLINGA tiny, thumb-sized person; manikin
- UPSETAngry, distressed, or unhappy
- WAGGLETo move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
- WILDCATA cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically: Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat. A bobcat (Lynx rufus) or other similar New W