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 102 ANTRIM AND DOWN GLOSSARY. Sup sorra, v. to be sony ; to repent. ' 8up sarra wi' the Bpoon o' grief/ a saying. Surely to gooduess, adv. surely. Swab, (1) 9b. a butcher's stoab = a butcher's boy. (2) $b. a contemptuous term, for a person. Swank, ab. a tall, thin man. Swaid, tb. the swathe, or line of grass cut by the scythe. Swayed, acy. said of a wall that is leaning to one side. Sweel, 9b. a swivel Swaer, adj. unwilling ; slow. Swinge, f;. to singe. Swinger, 06. anything big. ' That conger eel 's a 9winger.* Swingle-tree, 9b. part of the tackle of a plough. Swirl, 9b. a whirling gust of wind. Swirly, ab. a quarryman's term for a large ammonite. Swifher, t;. to be in doubt ; to hesitate. Switherin'i undecided. * I'm awWierin* whether to go or not. Swithers, ab. To be ' in the awithera,' wavering ; to be undecided. ' I'm in the awithera what to do.' SWurl 0' wun, ab. a blast of wind. Synavug, a soft crab. Same as a Peeler. Syne, adv. late. . Taapie, ab. a siUy, careless woman. Taok, ab, a rancid taste or taint, in butter, &c. TaoUe, ab. a quick and rather troublesome child. Taoky, adj. sticky as varnish, not quite hard. Taen, v. taken. Taiokle, ab, a randy ; a talking, scolding woman. Tail of the eye, ab. the comer of the eye. * 1 saw him with the tail of my eye.* * Now don't be watchin' me out of the tail of your eye.' Tak, or Take, ab. a piece of ground taken on lease.