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 114 THE DIALECT OF Scoop, the name of the waggon in which coals are ' hurried ' in the pit : it contains two, and sometimes three, cwt. The coals are some- times sold hy this measure at the pif s mouth. Scopperil, or Sooperel, a teetotum, ordinarily manufactured hy sticking a pointed peg through the centre of a hone button. A friend of mine haying to go to Halifax^ many years since, being absent in mind, allowed nis horse to take his own course. The animal (perhaps more used to travel that way) took him along the Leeds road, and the rider came to his senses at the sight of the first turnpike. He now essayed to turn the horse, who dropped his ears, and showed other signs of obstinacy ; so, to use his own words^ * he paid him there, and he went round and round like a acopperilJ Old Itub Hirst, who was by, laughed till he was sore, and bawled out, * Hit him behund, mun ; hit him behund.* So at last he got him into the right road, and he went broadside on to Halifax in the manner of Mr. Winkle. Seeps, potsherds. Seraffle, to scramble. Seraffle, a quarrel. Seram, past tense of to scrinif which see. Scran, food. Scrat, the pronunciation of sa'atch, ' Hen acrattins,* a name given to that kind of doud called Cirrua Sal Earnshaw was an old mendi- cant who frequented Almondbury, but had gained a settlement at Kirk Burton, which place, however, she did not affect. People could never plague her worse than to say she should be buried at Burton, when she would reply, *If yo do, Au'll acrat, and Ai^U scrcU to Omebury churchyaerd ; ' or, * Au*ll coom agean to plague yo'.* She was brought to Almondbury, perhaps in consequence of her wish or threat, and was buried by her mother. Scrat, Owd, a name for the devil. Scrauming (pronounced scrdmiiig), wide-spreading; ungainly. Screed, a cap border. Screw, a salary. Scribble. After the wool has passed through the ' willy (which see), an instrument with iron spikes revolving at a rapid rate, it is passed through another machine, which cuts it fine; this is acribbling, Serike, or Skrike (pronounced ekrauk; gL skrauk), a scream ; also verb, to scream, or shriek. Scrim, or Scrimb, to climb: past tense, acram; past participle^ Bcrum. Sonft, the nape of the neck.