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 HAMPSHIRE GLOSSARY. 61 Muzzy [muz'i], adj. muddled, or stupefied with wine or strong liquors. — F. M. Com. il [mwoil], ah, mud. Ex. * To get into the mwoH,* to get into the mud. *Ak. Nab [nab], sb, the summit of a hill : also a small piece of rising- ground. — Cooper. Nagbt [naa-tq, sb, naught. ♦Ak. Nail [nail], sb. a weight of eight pounds, as of beef, pork, cheese, &c. — Cooper. Naked-men [nai*kid-men], sb. pi. old, decayed, leafless trees. — Wise, New Forest. Nammit [nam-it], sb. noon- meat, i. e. luncheon. — ^Wise, New Forest^ p. 193. *Ak. has nummet. Nan [nan], interj. What did you say 1 shortened from anon. — Cooper has the word but gives no meaning. Narra one [nar"u wun], never a one ; often clipped down to nat^n. Nash, Nesh [nash, nesh], adj. tender, chilly. A.S. hnesee. ♦Ak. Said of grass in the New Forest. — Wise. See Gnash, which seems the correct spelling. — ^W. H. C. Nat [nat], adv. not. *Ak. Ex. ^ Nat that,' *. e. 'not that.' — ^Wise. Nation [nai'shun], adv. extremely ; as * nation strange,' ' nation dark. Native [naitiv], sb. a birth-place. Ex. * He went back there 'cause 'twas his native.^ — N. H. Neb [neb], sb. the pole of an ox-cart or ox-waggon; so called from its shape. — Cooper. A neb or nib is a beak. Needles [nee'dlz], sb. pi. Scandix Pecten. — Holloway's Dictionary. Has * long seeds like imto pack-wecrf/ea.' Gerarde. — J. B Nens [nenz], adv. much the same. Ex. ' Nens as he was,* much the same as he was ; * pretty nens one,' pretty much the same. — N, and Q. Ist Ser. X. 120. Nessel [nes-ul], v. to trifle. — Cooper (who spells it nestle). Nettle-creeper [net-l-kree*pur], sb. the lesser whitethroat. — ^W, Net-up [net-up], part, for eaten up. Ex. * I'm net-up wi' cold.' Evidently a mispronimciation for * eat up* or ^ ate up.^—W. H. C. Nenst See Aneust. Never [nevur], adv. not one ; not so much as. Ex. ' She's got never a sweet-neart.'-
 * Ak.
 * Ak. Modified from an oath.