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O'.—Of, in the. "Them be a vine lot o' ship, zur, be-ant 'um." "Ut be cawld o' marnins now."

"" is used also for "of" as before 'um (them). "Ther be a gurt lot o' rabbuts in the 'ood; I zee a wondervul zight on 'um out at ve-ad last night"

OAK APPLE.—The oak gall.

OBADIENCE.—Curtsey. "A labourer's little girl on being called in to see a lady visitor would receive orders from her mother, "maayke yer obadience to the laaydy."

OBSTROPPELUS.—Restive under authority, assertively making a disturbance.

The bwoy was got maain obstroppclus an' zo I zent 'un to schoold to be broke in a bit."

OBVUSTICAAYTED.—Confused from any cause; somewhat stupefied by drink.

OCEANS, or AWCEANS.—Used exaggeratively to express a large number or quantity. "That was a vine baskut o' plums 'e zent I this mamin'."

ODD DRAT-UT.—An angry expression. "Odd drabbut ut" is similarly used.

ODDS.—Affair; business. "What thaay do's yent no odds o' mine nor yourn nether."

ODDY.—Well in health, lively. On being asked how he is, an old man will reply, "Quite oddy, thcnk'e.

ODMEDOD.—See.

OFFISH.—Reserved; refusing to receive advances. {{smaller|"At vust I tried to maayke vriends wi' 'un, but I vound 'un maain offish an' zo now I lets 'un alawne."

ON.—Of. See O.