SOBER, adj. poor.

SODROUN, SOTHROUN, s. an Englishman.

SONSE, SONSY, adj. plump in appearance; in good condition of body.

SOOCH, s. a copious draught.

SOOTH, adj. true; faithful.

SOSS, s. a mixture of different qualities of food.

SOUP, SUP, s. a spoonful.

SOUR-MILK, s. buttermilk.

SOUROCK, SOURACK, s. sorrel.

SOUTAR, SOUTER, a shoemaker.

SOW, HAY-SOW, s. a stack of hay before it is ready to be removed from the field.

SPAE-MAN, s. a soothsayer; a fortune-teller.

SPAE-WIFE, s. a female fortune-teller.

To SPAIN, SPEAN, adj. to wean.

SPAIT, SPATE, s. a flood.

SPANG, s. the act of spanning.

SPARE, adj. lean; meagre.

SPEERE, s. a hole in the wall of houses in former times, whereby the family received and answered inquiries from strangers.

To SPEIR, v. a. to ask.

To SPELDER, v. a. to spread open.

To SPELL, v. n. to climb.

SPICY, adj. proud; testy.

SPLEUCHAN, s. a tobacco holder.

SPRAICH, s. a shriek.

SPRECKLED, adj. speckled.

SPREE, adj. trim; gaudy; spruce.

SPRING, s. a quick cheerful tune on a musical instrnment.

SPUNK, s. a match; spirit; vivacity.

SPUNKIE, s. Ignis Fatuus, or Will-o’-the-Wisp.

SPUNKIE, adj. mettlesome; spirited.

To SPUNK-OUT, v. n. to be gradually discovered or brought to light.

STAIG, s. a horse not yet broken in.

STALWART, adj. brave; strong; powerful.

STAMMACK, s. the stomach.

To STAMP, v. n. to go about stoutly.

STAMREL, adj. half-witted.

STANE, s. a stone.

To STANG, v. a. to sting.

STANG, s. a long pole.

STANK, s. a ditch with a slow running stream or stagnant water.

To STAP, v. a. to stop; to cram; to fill.

To STAW, v. n. to surfeit.

STAY, STEY, adj. step.

STEAD, STEADING, s. a farm house.

To STEEK, v. a. to shut.

To STEER, STIR, v. a. to meddle with.

STEEVE, adj. firm, relating to a bargain made; sometimes used for obstinate.

To STEIK, v. a. to stitch.

STELL-NET, s. a net stretching a considerable way into a river, and sometimes across it.

To STEND, v. n. to spring; rise to an elevation.

To STERE, STEIR, v. a. to stir.