This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 edition. Excerpt: ... / '/ Bundle, V. Used with off, to set off in a hurry. E. Bunger or Bunjer, v. Bourgonner, F. To do anything awkwardly. E. Also used in Somersetshire. Burgh, S. Probably from Burg, Sax.; but Wachter derives the German Bourg from Bergen, to cover, &c. A rising ground, a hillock. The term is frequently ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 edition. Excerpt: ... / '/ Bundle, V. Used with off, to set off in a hurry. E. Bunger or Bunjer, v. Bourgonner, F. To do anything awkwardly. E. Also used in Somersetshire. Burgh, S. Probably from Burg, Sax.; but Wachter derives the German Bourg from Bergen, to cover, &c. A rising ground, a hillock. The term is frequently applied to the barrows or tumuli on the Downs. S. C. Callow, adj. Smooth, applied to an even wood. E. Cant, V. Kanten, G., to set a thing on end. To jerk; to let an object slip or fall, used with off. S. Also used in East Anglia, see Forby. Cant, S. Kant, Du.; Kante, Teut., a corner. A portion or corner of a field. A wheat field divided into slips for reaping is said to be divided into Cants. E. Also used in the North, see Brockett; and in Kent. Carp-pie, S. To eat Carp-pie, is to submit to another person's carping at your acts, &c. E. Catering, adv. Slanting, oblique. S. Also used in Kent. Champ, adj. Hard, firm. E. " The river has a champ bottom." Chavish, S. A chattering of many birds or noisy persons. Here the word has its origin in the sound; the notes of several kinds of birds being very similar to this word. S. Chee, S. Possibly a corruption of Coucher, F. A hen-roost. E. Also used in Kent. Chequer-tree, S. A Service-tree. E. Chill, V. To take off the extreme coldness from any sort of beverage, by placing it near the fire. S. It is used in the same sense in East Anglia, see Forby; and in Suffolk, see Moor. It is probably a short way of saying, " to take off the chill," or cold. Chivy, V. To chase or pursue. E. It is used also in East Anglia, see Forby; who says, that it is an obvious allusion to the old ballad. Used also in Sussex as a substantive. " Our dog gave that rabbit a good chivy." Chizzel, S. Kiesall, T. Bran. W. It. Also used...
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