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A Glossary of Words used in the Neighbourhood of Sheffield choose

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[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 5: Argify, to argue.
at argufy, v.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 7: Atomy, a skeleton.
at atomy, n.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 10: Bangbeggar Hall, the magistrates’ hall.
at bang-beggar (n.) under bang, v.1
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 11: Barmy, silly.
at barmy, adj.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 13: Beeak [sic], a constable.
at beak, n.1
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 297: Belly-button, the navel.
at belly button (n.) under belly, n.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 21: Boggle, a bungle.
at boggle, n.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 34: Butter-Teeth, large, broad front teeth.
at butter teeth (n.) under butter, n.1
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 34: Butty, a confederate.
at butty, n.1
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 122: Keg-meg, poor meat, offal, worthless scraps of meat.
at cagmag, n.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 35: Caky, silly.
at cakey, adj.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 39: Chance-child, an illegitimate child.
at chance child, n.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 39: Chap, a male sweetheart.
at chap, n.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 41: Chizzle, to cheat.
at chisel, v.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 51: Corky, half-drunk.
at corky, adj.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 73: Fetch, a trick.
at fetch, n.1
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 84: Gallows, mischievous.
at gallows, adj.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 84: Gam, Leg, a lame leg. It is sometimes called a gammy leg.
at gammy, adj.2
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 94: Go with, to court a woman.
at go with, v.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 95: Grease, to flatter.
at grease, v.1
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 98: Grumble-Guts, a discontented person.
at grumble-guts (n.) under grumble, v.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 120: Jolter-Headed, foolish, stupid.
at jolter-headed, adj.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 136: Little house, a privy.
at little house, n.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 118: Jerry Shop, a public house. It is sometimes called ‘Tom and Jerry’.
at jerry shop, n.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 132: Leg, to walk. ‘He legged it’.
at leg it (v.) under leg, v.1
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 137: Lob-lolly, thick spoon meat.
at loblolly, n.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 138: Lollop, an idle, easy, shiftless woman.
at lollop, n.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 141: Lumphead, a fool, a blockhead.
at lumphead (n.) under lump, n.
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 155: Napper, the head.
at napper, n.2
[UK] S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 155: Narked, vexed, angry.
at narked, adj.
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