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 249 Raw-milk. The milk as it comes from the cow. Raw-ream, or Raw-cream. The cream of milk not scalded. Reamer. A flat, perforated, shovel like skimmer, for removing clotted cream from ^^ scalded" milk. Rear. Early. (So used also by Milton and Shakspere. Polwhele.) Red-knot wheat. So called from the colour of the joints and husks. Tonkin. Red-rabb. Red killas. Pryce. Reed. The unbruised stalks of corn, so called in the mass. Reeming. Stretching and yawning together. Reen. A steep hill side. M.A.c. Reese^ or Reeze. Overripe, ripe corn shedding the grains is said to reese. M.A.C. Reeving. Sifting so as to separate various sized grains from each other. Ridar. A sieve, a riddle. (Ridar a kazher.) A sieve is still called a easier. Pryce. Riders, or " The riders." Circus equestrians. Rig, or Rigs. Fun, frolic, uproar, fuss. Riggle, or Riddle. To poke up, or to stir up the fire, also to rattle out, as, '* Higgle up the fire," "Higgle out the fire." Ringle. To ring, to tinkle.