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 sinister, left. skelp, to gallop; to thrash. skirling, screaming. skirts, borders, boundaries. sleuth-dog, a hound that tracks by scent. slops, a sort of trousers. slot, the track, footmarks. snow-wreath, heap of snow. sorner, sturdy beggar, a person who lives on his neighbours. sort, manage, set to rights; to beat, to scold. sough, sigh, a breath. soupirail, small opening. spauld, the shoulder. spence, parlour, pantry. splent, iron plates. springaid, a youth, an active fellow. spurtie, a stick for stirring porridge. standing-cup, a large drinking-cup. status, position, standing. sleek, stitch. steer, stir, molest. sticking saumon, spearing salmon. stoccata, imbrocata, punto-reverso, incartata, various terms used in fencing. straik, stroke. stramazoun, a sword-cut. swankie, smart lad, active fellow. swarf, faint.

taffetas, fine silk stuff. tasker, a labourer who does piecework. Te Deum laudamus, we praise Thee, O God. teind-sheaves, sheaves payable as tithes. terra incognita, unknown land. thraw, to thwart, to twist, to throw. thrcep, persistent statement, accusation. tilbury, a gig. time about, alternately. timeously, in good time. tirl, to turn over, to tap, to strip. tocher, dowry; tocherless, without a marriage-portion. tod, a bush, a fox. tolbooth, prison. tour de force, forcible turn. tout genre est permis, hors le genre ennuyeux, every kind is allowable, except the wearisome. troggs, troth. tuilzie, scuffle. tup, a ram. turn-broche, turn-spit.

umquhile, whilom, ci-devant, late. unhouseled, unshriven, not having received the sacrament. usquebaugh, whisky. utinam hanc etiam viris impleam amicis, would that I could fill this also with my friends.

vassail, vessel. veniae, favours. venue, a turn at fencing. vestiarius, master of the wardrobe. Via! Away! Off! viatoribus licitum est, it is permitted to wayfarers.' vino gravatus, heavy with wine. virtuoso, a man skilled in a fine art.

wassell-bread, wastel-cake, an oaten loaf baked in the oven, with carraway seeds in it. waur, worse, to put to the worse. wean, little one, child. weary, vexatious, troublesome. weel-scrapit tongue, well-watched tongue. weights, instrument for winnowing corn. weise, guide, direct. welts, borders. wem, a scar, mark. whiffling, trifling, talking idly. whinger, a knife, a short sword. whirrie, whirl, go rapidly. white-seam, underclothing in making. winna, will not.

yammer, make an outcry. yetts, gates.