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K A
KAber, A Rafter.
Kale, or Kail, Cole-
wort, and fometimes Broth.
Katiie, Comb.
Kanny, or Canny, Fortunate;
alfo warry : One who ma¬
nages his .Affairs difcreetly.
Kebuclt, A Cheefe.
Keckle, To laugh, to be noi-
fie.
Kedgy, Jovial.
Keek, To peep.
Kemp, To ftrive who fhall
perform moft of the fame
Work in the fame Time,
equal to thatProverb,(Foo/’/
Hajte it no Speed) is, Kem¬
per t Jhare nae Corn.
Ken, To knowufed in Eng¬
land as a Noun. A thing
within Ken, i. e. within
View.
Kent, A long Staff, fuch as
Shepherds ufe for leaping
over Ditches.
Kepp, To catch a thing that
moves towards one.
Kiejl, Did call, vid Cooft.
Kilted, Tuck’d up.
Kimmer, A Female Goflip.
Kirn, A Churn. Item, To
churn.
Kirtle, An upper Petticoat.
Kitchen, All Sorts of Eata¬
bles, except Bread.
Kittle, Difficult, Myflerious,
Knotty ^Writings.J
Kittle, To tickle, Ticklifh.
Knacky, Witty and facetious.
Knoit, To beat or flrike
fharply.
Knoos'd, Buffeted and bruifed.
Know, A Hillock.
Knublock, A Knob.
Knuckles, Only ufed in Scott
for the Joints of the Fin¬
gers next the back of the
Hand.
Knuifi, A Lump or large
Quantity.
Kow, A Goblin, or any Per-
fon one Bands in aw to
difoblige, and fears.
Ky, Kine, or Cows.
Kyth, To appear. lie'll lytb
in bis ain Colours.
L A
LAggtrt, Befpatter’d, Co¬
ver’d with Clay.
Laigh, Low.
Laits, Manners.
Z,ak, or laack. Undervalue,
Contemn; as, He that laks
my Mare, would buy my
Mare.
'Landart, The Country, or
belonging to it. Ruflick.
Langour, Languifhing, Me¬
lancholy. To hold one
out of Langour, i. e. di¬
vert him.
Lankale , Coleworts uncut
down.
La/>, Leaped.
'Lapper'd, CrudIed,or clotted.
Lore, A Place lor lying, or
that has been layn in.
Lore, Bog.
Lave, The Reft, or Re¬
mainder.
Lawin,