Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 214 pages of information about Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV..

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 214 pages of information about Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV..

THAIRBEN, adv. in an inner apartment of a house.

THAIRM, s. the belly.

THAN, adv. then; at that time.

THANE, THAYNE, s. an ancient Scottish title of honour, denoting presidency in a county or province.

THEE, THEY, s. thigh.

THEGITHER, adv. together.

To THEIK, v. a. to cover with straw; to thatch.

THEIVIL, s. a porridge-stick, or stick for stirring broth while boiling.

THEN, conj. than.

THEWLESS, THOULESS, THIEVLESS, adj. unprofitable; useless; feeble.

THICK, adj. intimate; familiar.

THIR, pron. pl. these.

THIRL, s. to bind; to enslave.

THIRLWALL, s. the name given to the wall between England and Scotland thrown up by Severus.

THO, adv. at that time.

To THOLE, v. n. to bear; to endure; to suffer.

THON, adv. yonder; yon.

THOUELL, s. the nitch in which the oars of a boat work.

THOUGHT, THOUGHTY, s. a moment.

To THOW, v. n. to thaw.

THOWLESS, adj. inactive.

To THRAPPLE, v. a. to throttle.

THRAW, s. a pang; an agony.

THRAW-CRUK, s. an instrument for twisting straw or hair ropes.

THRAWIN, part. adj. distorted.

To THREPE, v. n. to aver pertinaciously; to argue; to persist.

THRESUM, adj. three together.

THRETTY, adj. thirty.

THRIFTY, adj. industrious and economical.

THROPILL, THRAPILL, s. the windpipe.

THUD, s. a dull noise.

THUMBIKINS, s. an instrument of torture applied as a screw to the thumbs to force the sufferer to confess or divulge a secret, etc.

THUMBLICKING, s. an ancient mode of confirming a bargain by the parties licking their thumbs and then placing them against each other.

TIBBIE, s. Elizabeth.

TICK, TICKER, s. a dot.

To TICK, v. n. to click as a clock or watch.

TID, s. humour.

To TID, v. n. To choose the proper time.

TIFT, s. the act of quarrelling; a hasty fit of ill humour.

To TIG, v. n. to touch lightly; a game played by children.

TIKE, TYKE, s. a cur; a dog; a rough bad-tempered fellow.

TIL, TIYL, prep. to.

TILL, adv. while; during the time that.

TIME-ABOUT, adj. alternately.

TIMMER, s. timber.

TIMMER-TUNED, adj. unmusical; destitute of ear.

TINCHELL, TINCHEL, s. a circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space, gradually closing, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass.

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