NOGGIN, a little pot or piggin, holding about a pint. N.

NOMINE, a long speech. Lanc.

NONCE; he did it for the nonce, he did it designedly, or on purpose. N. and S.

Nook, a corner; the toll-nook, the corner of the market-place where the toll used to be taken.

N.

NOOK-SHOTTEN, spoken of a wall in a bevil, and not at right angles with another wall.

NOON-SCAPE, the time when labourers rest after dinner. Lanc.

NOPE, a bull-finch. Suff.

NOR, than; more nor I, more than I. N.
NOSE-GIGG, a toe-piece on a shoe. Exm.

NOT, smooth, polled or shorn; not-sheep, sheep without horns. Ess. That field is not, that field is well tilled. Berks.

NoT, a game used in Gloucestershire, where the parties, ranged on opposite sides, with each a bat in their hands, endeavour to strike a ball to opposite goals. The game is called not, from the ball being made of a knotty piece of wood. Glouc.

NOTE, to push, strike, or gore with the horns, as a bull or ram. N.

NOTE-HERD, a neat-herd. N.

NOUGHT, nothing; nought good to, good for nothing. N.

NOUGHT THAT'S AUGHT, good for nothing; pronounced, NowT THAT'S OWT. York.

NowT, neats; i. e. cows and oxen,

NUBBLES, tanners' bark when cut small. Derb.

and York.

NUSH'D, starved in bringing up. S.

0.

OAF, a foolish fellow. N. and S.

OAK-WEBB, the brown cock-chafer. Cornish.

OAST, a kiln for drying hops. Kent; called in some parts an EAST.

OAVIS, the eaves of a house. Exm.

ODS-WOWKS! an exclamation. North.

O'ER-LAY, a surcingle. Lanc.

OF ALL LOVES. See LOVE.

OFTENS, plural of OFTEN, and generally used in the North.

OLD, great; here has been old doings, here has been great doings. C.

OLD LAND, ground that has lain long untilled, and just ploughed up. The same in Essex is called new lands.

OLD LAD and OLD YOUTH, applied to a healthy man in years he's a fine old youth. Derb.

OмY, mellow (spoken of land.) N.

ON, to be a little on is to be tipsy. Derb.
ONEDER. See AUNDER.

ONSTEAD, a single farm-house. N.

OPE-LAND, ground ploughed up every year; ground that is loose and open. S.

ORTS, fragments of victuals; don't make or leave orts, don't leave any fragments on your plate. C.

ORE, or ORE-WEED, sea-weed, or sea-wrac, used for manuring land. S. and W.

ORNDORNS, afternoon's drinkings: corrupted from onedrins. Cumb.

OSKEN; an osken of land, a corruption of oxgang, which in some places contains ten acres,

in some more. N.

Oss, to try, attempt, endeavour. N.

OTHERWHILES, sometimes. S.

OTHERGUESS, another sort; corruption of other guise. C.

OUSEN, Oxen. N.

OUST, or OAST, a kiln for drying hops. Kent.
Called in the West, an East.

OUT-CATCH, to overtake. North.
OUT-CUMBLING, a stranger. Lanc.

OUTEN-WORK, out-door work. North.

OUZLE, a blackbird. N.

OVER, upper, as-The over side. The contrast is Nether. North.

OVER, to recover from an illness: I am afraid he'll not over it. North.

OVER, important, material. Exm. I have an over errand to you.

OVER-ANUNT, opposite. Glouc.

OVER-BODIED, when a new upper part (or body) is put to an old gown. Lanc.

OVER-GET, to overtake; he is but a little before, you will soon over-get him. N.

OVERSWITCHT; an overswitcht housewife, i. e. a whore; a ludicrous word. N.

OWL; to take owl, to be offended, to take amiss.

Exm.

OWLER, the alder tree. Derb.

OWNTY, empty. Exm.

OwSE, an ox. Lanc.

OX-BOOSE, an ox, or cow-stall. Exm.

OXLIP, a cowslip. Ess. This flower probably derives its name from its sweetness, compared to the breath or lip of a cow or ox.

OXTER, the arm-pit. N. and York, W. R. Perhaps it should be written HOCKSTER, quasi the Hock of the arm, or the lesser Hock.

P.

PACK-RAG DAY, Michaelmas-day, when servants change their places, and remove their clothes. Norf. and Suff.

PADDOCK, OR PADDICK, a frog. N. and S.

PADDLE, to tipple. Exm.

PAIGLE, a cowslip. N.

PALCHING, patching or mending clothes. Also walking slowly. Exm.

PAME, a christening blanket, a mantle. Exm.
PAN; to pan, to close, join together, or agree. N.

PANCROCK, an earthen pan. Exm.

PANK, or PINK, a minnow. N.
PANKING, painting. Exm.

PANSHON, a milk-pan in a dairy.

PANT, a fountain, or conduit. Northumb. Rather

a cistern to receive falling water.

PARAMARROW, a sow gelder. North.
PARBREAKING, fretful. Exm.

PARCYAND, the figure &. N.

PARLOUS, dangerous. Also acute, clever. North. PARTLET, a woman's ruff. N.

PASH, brains; a mad-pash, a mad-brains. Chesh. PATE, a brock or badger. N. Also a general ludicrous word for a head in many counties. PAX-WAX, the tendon of the neck. Norf. Called in Lancashire PEASEWEASE.

PAYS, strokes, threshing, beating. N.

PEALE, to cool; peale the pot. N.

PEAS AND Sport. See SCADDING OF PEAS.

PEASE-BOLT, pease-straw. Ess.

PEASEN, peas. Berks.

PECK, to stumble; spoken of a horse. Hull.

PEE, to look with one eye. N.

PEED, blind of one eye. N.

PEEK, a prong or pitchfork. Exm.

PEEL, a pillow. West.

PEEVISH, witty, subtle. N.

PELT, a skin; chiefly a sheep's skin when the wool is off. Also, in falconry, the skin of a fowl, stuffed, or the carcase of a dead fowl, to throw out to a hawk. N. and S. Pelt is also used to signify a blow; as, I hit him a pelt. In old English, peltry is used to signify all sorts of woollen stuff.

PEN-BAUK, a beggar's cann. N.