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- flit v. remove (one’s household, etc) to another house, go elsewhere
- plot v. scald with or immerse in boiling water; overheat, burn, scorch
- yerk v. bind tightly; beat, whip, strike; snatch, wrench, etc.
- waith n. a piece of property which is found ownerless
- sourocks n. a general name for various kinds of sorrel; a sulky person
- begrutten adj. tear-stained, sorrowful
- scart v. scratch, scrape with the nails, claws; mark with a scratch etc
- jink v. turn quickly, move or dodge nimbly; evade, elude
- plunk v. to play truant, absent oneself (from school) without leave
- tawse n. a leather punishment strap with thongs, formerly used in schools
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