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Written by John McCullagh
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Thursday, 04 March 2004 |
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Blether n.v. foolish talk/er Blood fighting spirit Don’t raise his blood! Blow scold I gave him a good blowing up! Blustery stormy, of temper as well as weather Blutter as with ‘blether’ Boast hollow Boke vomit: was man who’d do it on request, aka Bill the Boke! Bone-dry out of milk! The wee cow’s bone-dry! Bonefire bonfire Bothered silly: he’s a bit bothered in his mind. Bottom end, sense: there’s no bottom to his story. Bottom low-lying field or meadow: He’s in the bottom field. Boy male of any age: servant: the devil [as in ‘old boy’] Brag boast she was the brag of the ball: he’s a bit of a brag Braird prickly Brakefast breakfast Bran new Brash illness: may also mean help Braskins milk raised by the churn-staff in churning Brave large, as in ‘a brave lump’: wholesome, as in ‘a brave day’ Bravery finery, as in, ‘she was out in her bravery’ Breast mount, as in ‘I haven’t yet met the horse I cudn’t breast!’ Brenthy broad Brew the edge of a drain/bank of a stream: in town, tea. Brissle toast, as in ‘she was brissling her shins at the fire’ Broken no longer fair, as in ‘the weather’s broken’ Brung brought Buff joke, naked ‘he’s ony buffing!’ ‘in his buff!’ Budge more Budget news, ‘What’s yer budget?’ Buggle shy, as in horse’s refusal, ‘the mare buggled at it!’ Bum boast, ‘he’s a real bum’ Bunty small Busk dress, as in ‘All busked up and nowhere to go’ Butt ‘he jumped from a butt’ as ‘bunty’: ‘a quare wee butt of a lad’ Butter-fingered careless Butter-mouthed treacherous ‘a butter-mouthed deceiver!’ Bye-boy illegitimate son Bye-name nickname
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