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1. appleringie, n. View full entry 1808
...The aromatic herb southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum (family Asteraceae (Compositae)....
2. baggy, adj. and n. View full entry 1808
...Puffed or bulging out, hanging in loose folds....
3. bandie, n. View full entry 1825
...The stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus....
4. ˈbindle, n.1 View full entry ?a1808
...‘The cord or rope that binds anything, whether made of hemp or of straw.’ Jamieson....
5. ˈbirsle, n. View full entry ?a1808
...‘A hasty toasting or scorching’ (Jamieson); the toasted or scorched surface (of a potato, etc.)....
6. bleeze, v. View full entry ?a1808
...trans. To turn (milk) a little sour, to ‘blink.’ Also intr. Jamieson....
7. ˈbowing, n.2 View full entry 1808-79
...A stock farm with the stock on it....
8. ˈburgess, v. View full entry ?a1808
...To make a burgess, to admit to the freedom of a borough or burgh. Also ludicrously applied to rough practices symbolizing this. (See Jamieson.)...
9. † ˈcannel, v. View full entry ?a1808
...‘To channel, to chamfer’ (Jamieson)....
10. carried, adj. View full entry 1825
...Mil. Of arms: Held in the position described in carry36....
11. carˈtoush, n. View full entry ?a1808
...A kind of ‘bed-gown’ worn by working women in parts of Scotland, e.g. Fife. (Jamieson.)...
12. caum, v. View full entry ?a1808
...‘To whiten with camstone’ (Jamieson)....
13. chess, n.4 View full entry 1808
...A window sash; = chassis...
14. chukis, n. View full entry ?a1808
...(Jamieson.) Bad form of choikis = chokeschoke1a....
15. clamper, n.2 View full entry 1825
...dial. A clamp; pl. clams, pincers, etc....
16. clart, n. View full entry 1808
...Sticky or claggy dirt, mud, filth; (with pl.), a daub of sticky dirt....
17. clem, v.2 View full entry ?a1808
...To stop a hole with clay, or any viscous substance. (Jamieson.)...
18. clolle, n. View full entry ?a1808
...(Jamieson, etc.), error for cholle, jowl...
19. ˈcock-bird, n. View full entry 1825-79
...A male bird: see cock1....
20. coggly, adj. View full entry 1808
...Shaky, unsteady, like anything resting on a rounded base, e.g. a small boat, or a ‘coggle-stone’ when stepped on....
