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March, The Marrow.
.Marrow,Mate,Fellow,Equal,
Comrade. We fay. Half¬
marrow, Husband or Wife,
and the Marrow of a Shoe
or Glove.
Mask, To mafh, in Brewing
Masking Loom, Mafh-Vat.
Maun, Muft. Maunm, Muft
not. May not.
Meiklt, Much, Big, Great,
Large.
Mtith, Limit, Mark, Sign.
Mends, Satbfa<flion,Revenge,
Retaliation. To make a
Mends, To make a grate¬
ful Return.
Menfe, Difcretion, Sobriety,
good Breeding. Mensfou,
' Mannerly.
Menzie, Company of Men,
Army, AiTembly
;
One’s
Followers.
MeJfen,A littleDog,Lap-dog.
Midding, A Dunghill.
+ Midges, Gnats, little Flies.
1! Mim, Affectedly modeft.
Mint, Aim, Endeavour.
Mtrk, Dark,
Mifcazu, To give Names.
Mijchance, Misfortune.
Misken, To negleCt or not
take notice of one ; al(o,
Let alone.
Miff^o«/,Malicious,Rougli.
Mijlers, Neceffities, Wants.
Many, Many.
Mou, Mouth.
Mow, A Pile or Bing, as of
Fewel, Hay, Sheaves of
Corn, (S'c.
Moup, To eat,generally ufed
of Children, or of old
People, who have but few
Teeth, and make their
Lips move faff, tho they
eat but flow.
Muckle, See Meiklc.
Mur gullied , Mifmanaged ,
A i. ufed.
Mutch, A Coif.
Mutchken, An Englijh Pint.
N A
NAcky, or Knacky, Cle¬
ver, aClive in fmall
A ffairs.
Ueefe, Nofe.
Hetle, To fret or vex.
Ncwfangle, Fond of a new
thing.
NeveL A found Blow with
the Nivc or Fift-
Nick, To bite or cheat. Nick¬
ed,Cheated ; alfo as a cant
Word, to drink heartily ;
as He nicks fine.
Niejl, Next.
Niffer.To exchange or barter.
Nither, To flraiten. Nither-
ed. Hungered or half
ftarv’d in Maintenance.
Nive, The Fiff.
Nock, Notch or Nick of an
Arrow or Spindle.
Noit, See Knoit,
Nowt, Cows, Kine.
Nowther, Neither.
Suckle, New calv’d (Cows.)
O E
OE, A Grandchild.
O'er, or Owre, Too
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